Charities

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what grants her Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years.

Jonathan R Shaw: The only grant payments made to a charitable organisation by the Department for Work and Pensions are those made to Motability, which is a charitable organisation with overall responsibility for the Motability scheme. More information about Motability can be found at:
	www.motability.co.uk
	Grant payments to Motability for the last five years are shown in the table.
	
		
			   £000 
			 2004-05 2,551 
			 2005-06 2,640 
			 2006-07 2,809 
			 2007-08 2,960 
			 2008-09 3,814

Pensioners: Social security benefits

Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2009,  Official Report, column 1321W, on pensioners: social security benefits, if she will update her estimate based upon the rate of capital disregard to be introduced in November 2009.

Angela Eagle: The following table shows the estimated cost of assuming different illustrative Bank of England rates of around 0.5 per cent. and 5 per cent. (averaged over a year), with and without the £10,000 capital disregard for pension credit, housing benefit and council tax benefit.
	
		
			  Estimated annual cost of tariff income set at approximately 1 per cent. higher than Bank of England base rate for pension credit, housing benefit and council tax benefit (20 09- 10 prices) 
			  Illustrative BoE rate (percentage)  Rate applied to income above the disregard (percentage)  (i) Cost keeping current disregard (£ million)  (ii) Cost removing current disregard (£ million) 
			 0.5 1.5 300 170 
			 5 6 130 -220 
			  Notes: 1. These estimates have been calculated using the Policy Simulation Model (PSM) which uses data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS). Estimates are subject to sampling and modelling uncertainty. 2. Estimates are given for two possible average rates to illustrate their sensitivity to actual Bank of England base rates. 3. Income taken into account is rounded up to the next £1. 4. In column (i) the interest rate is applied to capital above the capital disregard. 5. Estimates do not include the cost of applying the rules to those in care/nursing homes. 6. Costs have been rounded to the nearest £10 million.

Animal Welfare: Prosecutions

Frank Field: To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions for offences of cruelty to animals were brought by  (a) the Crown Prosecution Service and  (b) the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the last five years.

Vera Baird: The figures at Table 1 show the number of offences of cruelty to animals in respect of which a prosecution was brought by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in each of the last five years.
	Also, at Table 2, are figures showing the number of defendants (not offences) prosecuted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) over the same period. RSPCA prosecutions are broken down to show the number and the proportion resulting in conviction and in dismissal, but no comparable analysis is available for the figures recorded by the CPS.
	
		
			  Table 1: Crown Prosecution Service—Offences of Cruelty to Animals in which a prosecution commenced 
			   2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
			 Total animal cruelty offences charged(1) 222 214 227 273 240 
			 (1) Source: CPS Management Information System 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Royal Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals— Defendant prosecuted for Cruelty to Animals 
			   2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
			   Number  %  Number  %  Number  %  Number  %  Number  % 
			 Convictions 870 95.8 980 96.7 898 95.7 1,104 97.2 1,222 97.6 
			 Dismissals 38 4.2 33 3.3 40 4.3 32 2.8 30 2.4 
			 Total defendants prosecuted(1) 908 — 1,013 — 938 — 1,136 — 1,252 — 
			 (1) Source: RSPCA

Domestic Violence

Vincent Cable: To ask the Solicitor-General how many  (a) arrests,  (b) prosecutions and  (c) convictions of (i) men and (ii) women for acts of domestic violence there were in (A) Twickenham constituency, (B) Richmond-upon-Thames and (C) London in each of the last five years.

Vera Baird: The arrests collection held by the Home Office covers arrests for recorded crime (notifiable offences) only, broken down at a main offence group level, covering categories such as violence against the person and robbery. From these centrally reported data it is not possible to identify specific offences from within the main offence groups.
	Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) data in London is only available at borough level and cannot be broken down further. We are therefore unable to provide the data for the Twickenham constituency as requested, as this would incur disproportionate cost (Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, part 2, clause 9).
	In the London borough of Richmond there were 15 domestic violence prosecutions in 2005-6, 74 prosecutions in 2006-7, 92 prosecutions in 2007-8, 101 prosecutions in 2008-9 and in the first 6 months of 2009-10 there have been 82 prosecutions for domestic violence.
	During the course of these last five years, there have been 364 cases prosecuted. Of these, only 13 cases have involved female defendants; 350 have involved male defendants; and in one case the gender was not recorded. There were 226 successful prosecutions out of the 364 cases prosecuted.
	In the CPS London Area in 2005-6 there were 4,968 prosecutions for domestic violence, in 2006-7 there were 6,292, in 2007-8 there were 6,688, in 2008-9 there were 7193 and in the first six months of 2009-10 there have been 4,035 prosecutions for domestic violence.
	Of these 29,176 prosecutions, 1,320 relate to female defendants; 27,847 relate to male defendants; and in nine cases the gender was not recorded. There were 16,753 successful prosecutions out of the 29,176 cases prosecuted.

Grain Farmers: Income

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the average income of grain farmers in each of the last three years.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The average farm business income for cereal farmers in England was £73,400 in 2007-08, up from £45,900 the year before.
	Figures for 2008-09 are published today.

Departmental Catering

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1595W, how much subsidy his Department received in respect of externally contracted catering services for staff in each of the last five years.

Dan Norris: From information held centrally, the subsidy paid in respect of externally contracted catering services for staff in the core-Department in each of the last five years is as follows:
	
		
			  April to March each year  £ 
			 2005-06 172,440 
			 2006-07 172,440 
			 2007-08 192,594 
			 2008-09 169,372 
			 2009-10 186,072 
		
	
	The year on year figures are not a comparable series because over the periods identified there have been changes to the number of sites offering catering services to staff, changes to catering facilities to accommodate increased throughput and rationalisation of suppliers down to one for all current core-DEFRA sites.

Eurostar: Cleaning Services

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport 
	(1)  when the Eurostar Carlisle Cleaning Group contract is to be renewed;
	(2)  what payments have been made by Eurostar to Carlisle Group in the last five years; and what payments are expected to be made in the next three years.

Chris Mole: The Department for Transport is not a party to the contract between Carlisle and Eurostar. However, details of the contract are publicly available from the Official Journal of the EU (218/2008). This indicates that a six-year contract was awarded on 2 October 2008 with a value of £14 million. The document is on the internet at the following address:
	http://www.dgmarket.com/tenders/np-notice.do~3237100
	In relation to payments made prior to that date, as the Department is not party to these contracts it has no information regarding their value.

Fire Services: Working Hours

Robert Goodwill: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent guidance his Department has issued to fire and rescue services on the application of European Road Transport Working Time Regulation (EC) 561/2006 in respect of retained firefighters who drive vehicles and who also  (a) work as commercial drivers and  (b) work in other occupations.

Paul Clark: The EU Regulation on drivers' hours (Regulation (EC) 561/2006) prescribes maximum limits on driving time and minimum requirements for breaks and rest periods.
	The then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport met with the Retained Firefighters Union in November 2008 and explained that time spent on duty as a retained firefighter outside a driver's regular employment counts as other work rather than rest. As a result, the driver is required, in common with other drivers who have a second job, to declare it as a period of other work and ensure that the required daily and weekly rest periods are taken.

Local Transport Plans: Carbon Emissions

Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the guidance issued in July 2009 to local transport authorities on the production of local transport plans, by what percentage or other amount local transport authorities are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a result of their local transport plans; and what proportion of those reductions is expected to be attributable to  (a) policies implemented under local transport plans and  (b) other factors.

Sadiq Khan: The performance of local authorities on transport, including CO2 emissions, is managed through the National Indicator Set and through Local Area Agreements. Of 152 local authorities, 102 have already selected National Indicator 186—measuring the per capita reduction in CO2 emissions—as a priority in their Local Area Agreement, demonstrating their commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
	Recent local transport plan guidance recognises that local authorities are particularly important partners in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with our climate change goal for transport. The Government have a policy of devolving responsibility to local transport authorities so they can make the right choices for their local areas. It would therefore not be appropriate for Government to specify the amount of greenhouse gas emissions reductions expected from each authority.

Motor Vehicles: Norwich

Chloe Smith: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many vehicles were registered for  (a) personal and  (b) business use in Norwich North constituency in (i) 1997, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2009.

Paul Clark: The following table provides the number of privately- and company-owned vehicles in the North Norwich constituency that were licensed at the end of the year in (i) 1997, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008. Data for 2009 are not available:
	
		
			   Privately-owned vehicles  Company-owned vehicles  Total 
			 1997 40,349 8,342 48,691 
			 2007 51,323 9,283 60,606 
			 2008 51,685 8,324 60,009 
		
	
	There are a number of vehicles in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database which have incomplete or inaccurate postcodes and therefore cannot be allocated to any constituency.

Digital Broadcasting

Stephen Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 
	(1)  what discussions he has had with telecommunications providers on the loss of ITV channels as a result of digital switchover in Wales;
	(2)  what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the loss of ITV channels as a result of digital switchover in Wales.

Peter Hain: The "loss" of television channels to some viewers has occurred not because of the digital switchover, but because of a national re-tune. The Broadcasters decided to go ahead with the re-organisation of the Freeview platform in order to make space for the introduction of new technology to enable High Definition services on the digital terrestrial television (or Freeview) platform. It has also increased the availability of Channel Five to the point where it can now be received in almost all households across the UK—98.5 per cent. An estimated 500,000 Freeview homes will be able to see Channel Five for the first time after re-tuning.
	Around 78,000 viewers in Wales, who receive their transmissions via a relay station, may have lost access to ITV 3 or ITV 4 following the re-tune but many viewers will of course have gained Channel Five and HD capability. These channels are not necessarily permanently unavailable as there are alternative means of accessing both. Viewers can find out how to do so by contacting Digital UK via their website at:
	www.digitaluk.co.uk
	or the helpline on 08456 505050 or by investing in alternative platforms such as Freesat, cable or satellite—not all of which require a subscription.

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Territorial Army in each region who have served in Afghanistan have been awarded the Military Cross in each of the last seven years.

Bill Rammell: Three members of the Territorial Army who have served in Afghanistan have been awarded the Military Cross in the last seven years (2003-09). One in 2007 and two in 2009.

Armed Forces: Injuries

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many former service personnel who left the armed forces as a result of injury since 1997 were from  (a) England,  (b) Teesside and  (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.

Kevan Jones: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost as residential address information for former service personnel is not held with reference to country, county or parliamentary constituency. Further, there are significant questions over the accuracy and completeness of what is held; for example, some ex-service personnel do not provide a valid contact address on leaving the services or do not notify the MOD of a change of address if they move.

Departmental Postal Services

Alistair Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which companies are under contract to his Department to provide mail services; and when each such contract expires.

Bill Rammell: The MOD contracts solely with Royal Mail Group for provision of mail services through the Forces Mail Settlement. The terms of the contract which ran until 1 April 2009, continue to operate pending agreement and signature of a new contract.

Nuclear Submarines

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 2 April 2009,  Official Report, column 1400W, on nuclear submarines, how many such incidents resulted in fatalities.

Bill Rammell: There were two fatalities as a result of an explosion onboard HMS Tireless in March 2007, the fire from which was categorised as Medium Scale in the earlier answer given on 2 April by my predecessor, the right hon. Member for Coventry, North-East (Mr. Ainsworth) There have been no other fatalities as a result of fires since 1987.

Territorial Army

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Territorial Army units the armed forces Minister has visited since his appointment.

Bill Rammell: holding answer 27 October 2009
	I visited 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital (Volunteers) in Cardiff in August 2009 and 4th Battalion the Mercian Regiment at Camp Bastion in July.

Trident

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to make the initial gate decision on the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system; and what immediate costs are associated with initiation of the project.

Bob Ainsworth: The Defence Board will consider the work required during the Concept Phase later this year.
	Work on replacing our deterrent submarines was initiated on April 2007 with the start of the project's Concept Phase. Since the beginning of April 2007 to the end of September 2009 some £320 million has been spent. The Initial Gate decision marks the end of the Concept Phase. The final spend on reaching Initial Gate cannot be calculated until after that point is reached.
	Until Initial Gate decisions are made it is too early to say what the likely expenditure will be for the period between that time and the Main Gate decision point, which is when the principal contracts with industry will be signed.

Afghanistan: Elections

Tobias Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the  (a) number of those eligible to vote and  (b) level of turnout in each district of Helmand province in the recent Presidential elections in Afghanistan.

Ivan Lewis: 460,811 people registered to vote in Helmand in 2004 and 156,662 in 2008. Holders of voter registration cards from both 2004 and 2008 were eligible to vote in the 2009 elections.
	The final certified numbers of votes in the first round of the presidential elections, following the completion of the election audit process by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), for each Helmand district are as follows:
	Lashkar Gah—28,992
	NahriSaraj—16,895
	Nad-e-Ali—3,374
	Sangin—399
	Kajaki—313
	Musa Qala—4,580
	Nowzad—0
	Nawa—2,612
	Garmsir—4,528
	Khaneshin—260
	Vashir—2,563
	The number of votes for each district was reduced after the IEC and ECC completed their process to exclude fraudulent votes (on 19 October 2009).

Departmental Public Expenditure

Mark Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to implement the efficiency recommendations of the Operational Efficiency Programme relating to his Department; and what training is available to  (a) Ministers and  (b) officials in his Department in respect of the delivery of value for money savings.

Chris Bryant: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is committed to playing its part in the further efficiency savings targets announced in the 2009 budget as part of the wider Government drive to deliver an additional £5 billion in savings for the Operational Efficiency Programme in 2010-11.
	The FCO contribution to this target (including BBC World Service and British Council) is £20 million. The FCO will meet its part through further efficiencies in procurement, corporate services and FCO Services costs.
	There are no specific financial training courses for FCO Ministers. Financial training available for officials includes a number of different targeted courses which includes elements covering value for money savings.

Middle East: Armed Conflict

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he  (a) has taken in the last six months and  (b) plans to take in the next 12 months to assist the Egyptian Government to stop the smuggling of offensive weapons into Gaza; and if he will make a statement.

Ivan Lewis: Since the Gaza conflict, officials from nine countries (Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US) have met several times to discuss how to support action against arms smuggling. Officials met most recently in Ottawa on 10-11 June 2009. However, the tools the international community has at its disposal are limited and the challenges of interdiction high.
	We continue to discuss all aspects of the situation in Gaza—including arms smuggling and action to combat it—with international partners.

Members' Staff

Michael Penning: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what the cost to the public purse was of the production of the House of Commons Commission's Report on Employment of Members' staff by the House, HC 1059 of session 2008-09.

Nick Harvey: The cost to the public purse was £1,615.10 excluding staff time.

Northern Ireland Independent Monitoring Board

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the operational cost of the Independent Monitoring Board for Prisons in Northern Ireland has been in each year since its inception.

Paul Goggins: This information is not available prior to financial year 2009-10. The total cost from 1 April 2009 for the year to date is £87,551.45.

Departmental Responsibilities

Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what  (a) meetings he has had with representatives of (i) his Department's sponsored bodies and (ii) outside organisations or individuals and  (b) events he has attended in his capacity as Secretary of State since June 2009.

Ben Bradshaw: The meetings that I have had with representatives of (i) his Department's sponsored bodies and (ii) outside organisations or individuals are detailed on the DCMS website
	www.culture.gov.uk
	http://www.culture.gov.uk
	The events I have attended in his capacity as Secretary of State since June 2009 are as follows:
	Richard Long exhibition, Tate Britain
	AEGON Tennis Championships
	Art Prize Fund for Museums and Galleries
	UK Music reception
	Darwin Centre Launch
	Wimbledon Championships
	Launch of National School Sport week
	Tate Britain summer reception
	Visit to the Artist rooms and Oil Tank exhibition, Tate Modern
	Rock the Boat
	Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
	Barber of Seville - Royal Opera House
	Jerusalem - Royal Court
	England -v- Australia test match
	Latitude festival
	Special event to celebrate the first quarter of ANLO figures with ACE at Royal Court
	Visit to Celtic Manor resort in Newport
	Opening of Corby swimming pool
	Royal and Demgate Theatre in Northampton
	Hamlet - Wyndhams theatre
	Bayreuth festival in Germany
	British Council - UK Young Creative Entrepreneur awards
	Glyndebourne
	Tour of Torre Abbey and Anthony Gormley exhibition in Torquay
	Exeter -v- QPR
	Modern Pentathlon Championships
	Bigga Fish
	British Youth Opera performance
	Launch of Street Games
	Manchester Velodrome
	Contact Theatre - Manchester
	Visit to Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse Library
	Find Your Talent project in Liverpool
	PL4Sport project in Liverpool
	RTS convention in Cambridge
	National Football Museum - Hall of Fame Award Dinner
	London Fashion week - Carolyn Massey show
	Visit to the BRIT school
	Tristan und Isolde - Royal Opera House
	Man Booker Prize awards 2009-10-26
	2009 PM's Better Public Building Award and British Construction Industry awards
	Othello project in Birmingham
	School Sports Partnership conference
	Electric Proms
	The Turn of the Screw - ENO

Football Foundation: Finance

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress his Department has made in the forthcoming round of Football Foundation funding allocation; and if he will make a statement.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Both the Government and Sport England remain completely committed to the ongoing work of the Football Foundation and continuing to invest £15 million a year.
	However, any funding decisions beyond 2011 will be subject to the next comprehensive spending review.
	The 2009-10 funding agreement between Sport England and the Football Foundation for this year's £15 million investment has been agreed.

Sports: Schools

Brian Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to encourage school students to participate in competitive sport.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Competition is an integral part of the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People and the Government's commitment to offer every child aged five to 16 the chance to do five hours of PE and sport per week, with three hours for 16 to 19-year-olds.
	Between 2008-11, Government are investing approximately £25.5 million into a new network of 225 Competition Managers (CMs), all of which have been recruited. The new network of CMs will provide better opportunities for young people to take part in competitive sport; and ensure that school-based opportunities are more integrated with national governing bodies' competition pathway priorities and club competitions. Their objective is to increase the number of young people engaged in regular high quality inter-school competitive events.
	Government are also investing approximately £3 million between 2008-11 into an intra-school competition programme called 'yoURsport'. This is being implemented by the 450 school sport partnerships and is targeted at less sporty pupils to encourage them to participate in competitive sporting activity. The programme's objectives are to increase participation in intra-school competition for all young people aged 11 to 16, by providing a competitive experience which is appealing and accessible. The programme also provides opportunities for young leaders to deploy their leadership skills in organising, staging and officiating intra-school competition for their peers.

Young Offenders: Princes Trust

Robert Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will provide funding to the partnership of the Prince's Trust and the Football Association football initiative in helping young adults in young offender institutions.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Princes' Trust works with, and are funded by the Premier League, Professional Footballer's Association and the Football Foundation. The Football Association are currently not one of its partners.
	The Government invest £15 million each year to the Football Foundation, the UK's largest sports' charity. Funded by the Premier League, The Football Association and Government, the Foundation directs £40 million every year into improving grass roots sport facilities to help increase participation in football and other sports, a key departmental priority, and address some of society's key challenges, such as social inclusion, health, education and equalities.
	The Department has no current plans to provide direct funding to this initiative.

Olympic Games 2012: Construction

Pete Wishart: To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many Olympic construction contracts have been awarded to firms based  (a) in Scotland,  (b) in Wales,  (c) in Northern Ireland,  (d) in England and  (e) elsewhere.

Tessa Jowell: The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is responsible for developing and building the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games. To date in total 1,063 businesses, including those involved in construction, have won £5 billion of work directly supplying the ODA and hundreds more have won work in the supply chains.
	The numbers of the ODA's direct suppliers by nation (according to their registered address) are as follows:
	 (a) Scotland: 17
	 (b) Wales: 4
	 (c) Northern Ireland: 3
	 (d) England: 1,022
	 (e) Outside UK: 17.
	The ODA estimates that there is over £1 billion worth of direct procurement to be completed. This may be in the form of new contracts or amendments to existing contracts. These direct procurements will generate thousands of business opportunities in the supply chains. The ODA is currently conducting research in its supply chains with initial results due later this autumn, this will show the names of companies across the UK that are already benefiting from 2012-related work.

Olympic Games: China

Kate Hoey: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what expenditure the Olympic Delivery Authority incurred on  (a) hospitality,  (b) accommodation and  (c) other expenses in relation to attendance at the Beijing Olympics.

Tessa Jowell: The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) incurred the following costs in attending the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Observer Programme:
	
		
			  £ 
			  (a) Flights 57,350.40 
			  (b) Accommodation 24,358.44 
			  (c) Other expenses 8,865.72 
			 Total 90,574.56 
		
	
	This paid for 33 ODA staff to take up places on the accredited observer programme.
	Attendees obtained valuable information to inform, for example, the detailed design of the venues and the management of the transport operations for which the ODA is responsible.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 21 July 2009,  Official Report, column 1353W, on public expenditure, from which of his Department's capital programmes funds will be transferred as part of the £340 million anticipated capital underspends transfer.

Barbara Follett: The Department for Communities and Local Government continues to monitor its capital programmes to identify any potential underspends for transfer to the £1.5 billion housing pledge announced in "Building Britain's Future".

Government Office for the North West

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times the Regional Director for Government office north west has visited Chorley since her appointment.

Rosie Winterton: The Regional Director has visited Chorley once since her appointment in February 2008. This was on 4 September 2009 to meet with Lancashire chief executives or their representatives.

Government Office for the North West

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many overseas visits the Regional Director for Government Office North West has made since her appointment; and what the purpose was of each of the visits.

Rosie Winterton: The Regional Director for GONW has not made any overseas trips since her appointment in February 2008.

Government Office for the North West: Allowances

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Regional Director of the Government north west office has claimed in travel and accommodation expenses in each year since her appointment.

Rosie Winterton: The Regional Director of the Government office for the north-west (GONW) is on detached duty from the Department for Communities and Local Government to GONW. In addition to travel expenses in the region, she therefore claims for rental of a one bedroom flat in central Manchester and return train tickets (standard class) for trips between Manchester and London most weekends. Details are in the following table:
	
		
			  £ 
			   Financial year 2007-08  Financial year 2008-09  2009-10( 1) 
			  Business expenses( 2)
			 Accommodation — 207.02 555.41 
			 Travel 118.50 15,533.40 4,517.08 
			 Total 118.50 15,740.42 5,072.49 
			 
			  Detached duty( 3)
			 Accommodation—Rent — 10,760.00 5,950.00 
			 Accommodation—Other — 3,045.94 1,333.28 
			 Travel — 4,811.69 1,950.62 
			 Total 0 18,617.63 9,233.90 
			 (1)Year to date: April to September.  (2) Mainly in the north west region. This also includes frequent meetings in London, for example in connection with national roles on social exclusion and cohesion or Government Office Network business.  (3) Detached duty is a period of service at a new, temporary work place other than on permanent transfer.

Local Government: Chorley

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many meetings the Regional Director of the Government Office North West has had with the  (a) Chief Executive and  (b) other officers of Chorley Borough Council in the last 12 months.

Rosie Winterton: The information is as follows:
	 (a) None
	 (b) None—however Chorley officials have been in larger regional or sub-regional meetings with the Regional Director.

Non-Domestic Rates: Greater London

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate his Department has made of the average liability of businesses in London for business rates before the application of transitional relief in  (a) 2009-10 and  (b) 2010-11.

Barbara Follett: Estimates of the average liability of properties in London in 2009-10 and 2010-11 are respectively £20,600 and £22,600 (values rounded to the nearest hundred pounds). For 2010-11, the estimate is before transitional arrangements, inflation and other reliefs. For 2009-10, the estimate is before transitional arrangements and other reliefs but after inflation.
	Estimates of the total number of properties and their total liability for business rates broken down by region, for financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11, i.e. before and after revaluation, have been published in table 1 of the transitional arrangements for the non-domestic rating revaluation consultation paper published on 8 July 2009 at:
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/nndrrevaluation2010

Planning Obligations: Chorley

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will publish all correspondence between the Government Office North West and Chorley Borough Council on section 106 monies for Chorley in the last 12 months.

Ian Austin: At the request of my hon. Friend, Government office for the north-west sought information from Chorley borough council on Section 106 agreements and arranged a meeting on 30 July 2009 with him to discuss these. Details of all Section 106 monies were provided to my hon. Friend at this meeting. Subsequently Government office for the north-west sent a follow up e-mail to my hon. Friend and Chorley borough council clearing the matters arising from the meeting. The correspondence relating to Section 106 issues will be placed in the Library of the House.

Alcoholic Drinks: Public Places

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many  (a) anti-social behaviour orders,  (b) penalty notices for disorder and  (c) police cautions have been issued for on-street drinking in (i) North Yorkshire, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iii) England in each year since 1997.

Alan Campbell: Information showing the number of offenders cautioned for on-street drinking offences in the North Yorkshire Police Force area, the Yorkshire and Humberside region and England from 1997 to 2007 (latest available) can be viewed in Table 1.
	Information showing the number of Penalty Notices for Disorder (PNDs) issued in the North Yorkshire Police Force area, the Yorkshire and Humberside region and England from 2004 to 2007 (latest available) can be viewed in Table 2. The PND scheme was rolled out to all Police Forces during 2004.
	Data on the number of ASBOs issued held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform does not include information detailing the specific nature of the antisocial behaviour which resulted in the court issuing the ASBO. This could be determined only by examining individual court files which could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.
	
		
			  Number of offenders cautioned( 1)  for on-street drinking( 2)  in North Yorkshire Police Force Area, Yorkshire and Humberside region( 3)  and England, 1997 to 2007( 4, 5) 
			1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 140/01 North Yorkshire Police Force Area 26 25 51 99 191 204 268 111 87 119 70 
			 141/01 Yorkshire and Humberside Region(3) 1,592 1,866 1,990 1,992 1,890 1,854 2,220 1,314 642 991 982 
			 140/11 England 23,253 20,882 18,489 16,599 15,351 15,014 16,977 12,358 7,497 4,916 5,095 
			 (1) From 1 June 2000 the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 came into force nationally and removed the use of cautions for persons under 18 and replaced them with reprimands and warnings. These figures have been included in the totals. (2) Includes the following offences and statutes: Being found drunk in a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on licensed premises—Licensing Act 1872, section 12. Being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour—Criminal Justice Act 1967, section 91. Offences relating to the Police Reform Act 2002 Sch.4 Para.5 (Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 S.12). Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 S12. (3) Covers the following Police Force Areas: North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. (4) The cautions statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been cautioned for two or more offences at the same time the principal offence is the more serious offence. (5) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.  Source:  Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform. 
		
	
	
		
			  Number of Penalty Notices for Disorder issued to persons aged 16 and over for on-street drinking( 1)  in North Yorkshire Police Force Area, Yorkshire and Humberside region( 2)  and England, 2004 to 2007( 3, 4) 
			   2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 North Yorkshire Police Force Area 480 810 1,024 1,113 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside Region(1) 3,722 5,835 8,392 7,578 
			 England(5) 28,455 38,499 43,842 47,591 
			 (1) Includes the following offences and statutes: Being found drunk in a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on licensed premises—Licensing Act 1872, section 12. Being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour—Criminal Justice Act 1967, section 91. Offences relating to the Police Reform Act 2002 Sch.4 Para.5 (Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 S.12). Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 S12, (2) Covers the following Police Force Areas: North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. (3) The Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) Scheme was implemented in all 43 police forces in England and Wales in 2004. (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (5) Excludes British Transport Police.  Source:  Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform.

Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Wales

Jessica Morden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in  (a) Wales and  (b) Newport East constituency since 1998.

Alan Campbell: Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) became available from 1 April 1999. The latest available data on the number of ASBOs issued covers the period 1 April 1999 to 31 December 2007. These data are not available below Criminal Justice System (CJS) area level.
	Between 1 April 1999 and 31 December 2007, a total of 783 ASBOs were issued at all courts in Wales.

Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Young People

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued to young people aged between 13 and 19 years old in  (a) England,  (b) the North East and  (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last five years.

Alan Campbell: The number of antisocial behaviour orders issued to young people (defined as being 10-17 years old at the date of appearance in court) at all courts in England, the North East region and Cleveland, in each of the years during the period 2003-07 (latest available) is shown in the following table.
	ASBO data are not available centrally below Criminal Justice System (CJS) area level.
	
		
			  Number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued to juveniles( 1)  at all courts in the Cleveland Criminal Justice System (CJS) area, the North East region and England, as reported to the Home Office by the Court Service, 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007 
			  Geographical area  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 Cleveland 9 15 28 32 27 
			 North East(2) 26 64 102 76 49 
			 England 598 1,291 1,493 971 869 
			 (1) Juveniles are defined as being 10-17 years old at the date of appearance in court. (2) The north-east Government office region is comprised of the Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria Criminal Justice System areas.  Notes: 1. Previously issued data have been revised. 2. Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Antisocial Behaviour: Norwich

Chloe Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of anti-social behaviour there were in  (a) 2007,  (b) 2008 and  (c) 2009 in Norwich North constituency.

Alan Campbell: The information requested is not held centrally.
	Incidents of antisocial behaviour are usually reported to the police, local authority, landlord or other frontline agency whose task it is to deal directly with that problem.

Crime: Young People

Chloe Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed by under 25 year olds in  (a) 1997,  (b) 2007 and  (c) 2008 in Norwich North constituency.

Alan Campbell: The information requested is not collected centrally. From the recorded crime statistics collected by the Home Office it is not possible to identify the age of the alleged offender.

Departmental Vetting

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many employees in his Department and its agencies in England and Wales were subject to basic disclosure checks undertaken by Disclosure Scotland in each year since 2002.

Alan Johnson: The 'Disclosure Scotland' checks were introduced in the Home Office in November 2008; therefore, no checks were undertaken before then. In 2008, a total of 83 permanent members of staff and 180 contractors were checked through 'Disclosure Scotland'. In 2009 (up to 16 October 2009), 1,001 permanent staff and 2,060 contractors were checked. This information will probably include employees and contractors based in Scotland and Northern Ireland as our records are unable to differentiate between areas of the country for this particular data.
	Additionally, this information relates to the core Home Office, UK Border Agency, Criminal Records Bureau and the Identity and Passport Service. It does not include non-departmental government bodies which the Home Office may 'sponsor'.

Driving Offences: Mobile Phones

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deaths have been caused by dangerous driving due to the use of a mobile telephone in  (a) England,  (b) Teesside and  (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency since 1997.

Alan Campbell: The information requested is not available centrally. While the Home Office collects statistics on the number of recorded offences of causing death by dangerous driving, no details are held on the individual circumstances surrounding each offence.

Independent Safeguarding Authority: Finance

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department has spent to date in  (a) the establishment and  (b) the operation of the Independent Safeguarding Authority in (i) total and (ii) by (A) staff, (B) information technology, (C) legal, (D) administrative and (E) other costs; and if he will make a statement.

Meg Hillier: The Home Office is responsible for the implementation of the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS), which includes the establishment and operation of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). However, the Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families are the policy leads and provide the funding for the scheme.
	The ISA was formally vested in January 2008 and began operational work in March 2008. The costs of establishing the ISA prior to vesting are £9.87 million.
	ISA expenditure for 2007-08 and for 2008-09 is set out in the following table.
	Establishment cost includes the development of interim IT, a proportionate cost of the full solution at March 2009, and the cost of fitting out Stephenson House, the ISA head office. IT running cost represents the cost of supporting the interim solution. The expenditure figures do not include the costs of other bodies whose functions include, but are not exclusively, support for the establishment, operation and monitoring of the ISA. They do not include estimates of expenditure in the current year which are yet to be audited.
	
		
			  ISA costs 
			  £000 
			   2007-08  2008-09 
			  (a) Establishment cost 9,870 3,926 
			
			  (b) Running costs:   
			 A) Staff 83 5,721 
			 B) IT 0 284 
			 C) Legal 0 142 
			 D) Administrative 12 1,493 
			 E) Other costs 63 845 
			  158 8,485

Proceeds of Crime: East of England

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the value was of assets  (a) seized and  (b) frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each police force area in the East of England in each year since 2002.

Alan Campbell: Information is not available in the form requested. The value of cash forfeiture orders and confiscation orders obtained by each police force in the eastern region from 2003-04 is set out in the table. The police can obtain forfeiture orders in the magistrates courts following the seizure of cash which they have reasonable grounds for suspecting is the proceeds of crime or intended for use in crime. Confiscation orders are made in the Crown court. The enforcement of confiscation orders is essentially a matter for HM Courts Service.
	
		
			  Value of cash forfeiture orders and confiscation orders obtained by police forces in the East of England 
			Value (£) 
			  Bedfordshire Police   
			 2003-04 Cash Forfeitures 0 
			  Confiscation 3,403,388 
			 2004-05 Cash Forfeitures 23,321 
			  Confiscation 131,661 
			 2005-06 Cash Forfeitures 38,601 
			  Confiscation 233,509 
			 2006-07 Cash Forfeitures 79,556 
			  Confiscation 321,707 
			 2007-08 Cash Forfeitures 197,833 
			  Confiscation 1,002,192 
			 2008-09 Cash Forfeitures 243,873 
			  Confiscation 986,774 
			
			  Cambridgeshire Constabulary   
			 2003-04 Cash Forfeitures 0 
			  Confiscation 278,675 
			 2004-05 Cash Forfeitures 21,345 
			  Confiscation 2,674,080 
			 2005-06 Cash Forfeitures 62,208 
			  Confiscation 156,358 
			 2006-07 Cash Forfeitures 100,524 
			  Confiscation 863,759 
			 2007-08 Cash Forfeitures 106,883 
			  Confiscation 1,345,645 
			 2008-09 Cash Forfeitures 26,801 
			  Confiscation 1,022,851 
			
			  Essex Police   
			 2003-04 Cash Forfeitures 0 
			  Confiscation 381,443 
			 2004-05 Cash Forfeitures 863,019 
			  Confiscation 289,269 
			 2005-06 Cash Forfeitures 790,484 
			  Confiscation 523,381 
			 2006-07 Cash Forfeitures 662,259 
			  Confiscation 837,593 
			 2007-08 Cash Forfeitures 426,874 
			  Confiscation 339,581 
			 2008-09 Cash Forfeitures 260,768 
			  Confiscation 907,359 
			
			  Hertfordshire Constabulary   
			 2003-04 Cash Forfeitures 0 
			  Confiscation 929,368 
			 2004-05 Cash Forfeitures 41,175 
			  Confiscation 246,432 
			 2005-06 Cash Forfeitures 22,711 
			  Confiscation 912,879 
			 2006-07 Cash Forfeitures 655,103 
			  Confiscation 558,882 
			 2007-08 Cash Forfeitures 289,059 
			  Confiscation 2,765,352 
			 2008-09 Cash Forfeitures 241,348 
			  Confiscation 1,242,902 
			
			  Norfolk Constabulary   
			 2003-04 Cash Forfeitures 0 
			  Confiscation 89,326 
			 2004-05 Cash Forfeitures 59,735 
			  Confiscation 849,764 
			 2005-06 Cash Forfeitures 96,332 
			  Confiscation 3,187,861 
			 2006-07 Cash Forfeitures 28,324 
			  Confiscation 241,939 
			 2007-08 Cash Forfeitures 34,977 
			  Confiscation 2,414,409 
			 2008-09 Cash Forfeitures 17,197 
			  Confiscation 758,807 
			
			  Suffolk Constabulary   
			 2003-04 Cash Forfeitures 0 
			  Confiscation 136,787 
			 2004-05 Cash Forfeitures 45,980 
			  Confiscation 320,374 
			 2005-06 Cash Forfeitures 27,824 
			  Confiscation 638,468 
			 2006-07 Cash Forfeitures 11,435 
			  Confiscation 457,050 
			 2007-08 Cash Forfeitures 134,263 
			  Confiscation 823,291 
			 2008-09 Cash Forfeitures 144,841 
			  Confiscation 593,213

Terrorism

Elfyn Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been convicted of an offence under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006; and if he will make a statement.

David Hanson: Data relating to the number convicted under Terrorism Legislation since 2001 are contained in the following Home Office Bulletin: Statistics on Terrorism Arrests and Outcomes Great Britain—11 September 2001 to 31 March 2008. The bulletin shows that nine people have been convicted for offences under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

Terrorism

Elfyn Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been convicted of an offence under section  (a) 56 and  (b) 59 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

David Hanson: Data relating to the number convicted under Terrorism Legislation since 2001 are contained in the following Home Office Bulletin: Statistics on Terrorism Arrests and Outcomes Great Britain—11 September 2001 to 31 March 2008. The number of individuals convicted under section 56 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is grouped together with those convicted under section 54 of that act. The bulletin shows that one person has been convicted under these sections of the legislation. Furthermore, seven people have been convicted of offences under section 59 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Terrorism: Arrests

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been  (a) arrested and  (b) prosecuted for inciting terrorism overseas in each year since 2000.

Alan Johnson: Individuals suspected of terrorism offences are arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and not by specific offence. The Home Office does not hold specific data relating to the number of individuals arrested on suspicion of inciting acts of terrorism overseas. A total of 10 people have been charged with inciting acts of terrorism (under section 59 of the Terrorism Act 2000) since 2001. The breakdown of these figures is as follows:
	in 2001-02 there were 0 charges;
	in 2002-03 there were 0 charges;
	in 2003-04 one person was charged;
	in 2004-05 there were 0 charges;
	in 2005-06 three people were charged;
	in 2006-07 one person was charged; and
	in 2007-2008 five people were charged.
	Data relating to the numbers arrested and charged under Terrorism Legislation since 2001 are contained in the following Home Office Bulletin 'Statistics on Terrorism Arrests and Outcomes Great Britain—11 September 2001 to 31 March 2008'.

Terrorism: Convictions

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted under Section 57(4)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2001; and what the sentence was in each case.

Alan Johnson: Section 57 (4) (a) relates to the penalty for offences under section 57. A total of 22 people have been convicted of offences under section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000 since 2001. The breakdown of these figures is as follows:
	in 2001-02 there were 0 convictions;
	in 2002-03 five people were convicted;
	in 2003-04 two people were convicted;
	in 2004-05 one person was convicted;
	in 2005-06 five people were convicted;
	in 2006-07 eight people were convicted; and
	in 2007-2008 one person was convicted.
	Data relating to the numbers convicted under Terrorism Legislation since 2001 are contained in the following Home Office Bulletin 'Statistics on Terrorism Arrests and Outcomes Great Britain—11 September 2001 to 31 March 2008'. Data relating to sentencing for those convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000 are not recorded in a way which shows the sentence passed for offences under section 57.

Terrorism: Convictions

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted under counter-terrorism legislation of fundraising in each of the last five years.

David Hanson: A total of 10 people have been convicted of fundraising offences (under sections 15-19 of the Terrorism Act 2000). The breakdown of these figures for the last five years is as follows: in 2003-04 there were 0 convictions; in 2004-05 there were 0 convictions; in 2005-06 four people were convicted; in 2006-07 one person was convicted; and, in 2007-08 three people were convicted. Data relating to the numbers arrested and charged under terrorism legislation since 2001 is contained in the Home Office Bulletin: Statistics on Terrorism Arrests and Outcomes Great Britain—11 September 2001 to 31 March 2008.

Business: Government Assistance

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what deadlines have been set for repayment of loans offered under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.

Rosie Winterton: Any facilities offered by lenders and secured under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee should be repaid within the terms agreed between the borrower and the lender up to but not exceeding the maximum period permitted for that particular loan facility.
	EFG supports bank lending to businesses with an annual turnover of up to £25 million seeking loans of £1,000 through to £1 million, repayable over a period of between three months and 10 years.
	The overdraft borrowing guarantee top-up and the invoice finance guarantee top-up introduced on 30 September 2009 is limited to a maximum repayment term of two and three years respectively.
	Accredited EFG lenders have the discretion to agree capital repayment holidays where they deem appropriate.

Business: Government Assistance

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the reasons for which businesses which were offered loans under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme did not draw down those loans.

Rosie Winterton: Businesses granted loan facilities backed by the Enterprise Finance Guarantee are given six months within which to draw down the facilities offered.
	The current conversion rate from offered to drawn loans exceeds 80 per cent. and is expected to rise. Given the scheme was launched in January; it is too early to make any comprehensive assessment of the reasons behind a few businesses deciding not to draw down loans offered under the scheme.

Further Education

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will place in the Library a copy of the KPMG report for the Learning and Skills Council on learner success rates in further education.

Kevin Brennan: This is a Learning and Skills Council (LSC) report, commissioned by the LSC/Ofsted Joint Consultative Committee. KPMG were technical advisors for the report. A copy of the report has been placed in the Library.

Higher Education

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of university students had not received payments due to them from Student Finance England before the start of the academic year 2009-10; what average length of time is which elapsed from the start of the academic year until receipt of payments for such students; and if he will make a statement.

David Lammy: Payments of maintenance grant and loan to higher education students are not made until they have registered on their course and the higher education institution has told the Student Loans Company. Registrations take place throughout September and October.
	The Student Loans Company will shortly release figures to show the levels of processing and payment of student support in England for the 2009/10 academic year.
	The releases will include the following information:
	Total applications received
	Applications approved
	Applications currently being processed
	Ineligible/withdrawn applications
	Applications started online but not completed
	Further information required from student/sponsors
	Students receiving first maintenance payment.
	The first release of this information will be on 27 October 2009, and this will cover the processing and payment up to and including 18 October. This will be followed by a further two updates at weekly intervals. The information will be made available on the Student Loans Company website.
	All eligible students who applied by the deadline had payments approved; some were interim payments. For those who have received an interim payment, but have provided the correct evidence by the end of August, they will receive any additional payments they are entitled to by the end of October.

Internet: Computer Viruses

John Mann: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps the Government are taking to protect UK internet users from computer viruses and malicious software.

Stephen Timms: The Government acknowledge that viruses and malware are a significant problem for UK internet users. We have supported initiatives—in particular Get Safe Online that encourage users to adopt technological measures and good on-line behaviour to avoid becoming victims.
	This was a theme that was also covered in the Digital Britain Report. The report announced the creation of a Tripartite Initiative between Government, business and law enforcement to work together to tackle low level crime. It also announced new activity by the Office of Fair Trading to deal with scams conducted through the internet. Law enforcement work with banks and the internet industry to identify the sources of the problems, seeking to have such sites removed and to identify those responsible.

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans there are for the future of the car scrappage scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Ian Lucas: On 28 September 2009 the Government announced plans for a further £100 million of funding for the scheme. This would mean that the scheme will cover up to 400,000 transactions. It will come to an end on 28 February 2010 or when the funding runs out, whichever is the sooner.

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the additional revenue accruing to the motor industry as a result of the car scrappage scheme since the introduction of the scheme.

Ian Lucas: A BIS assessment of the UK scrappage scheme has estimated a short term stimulus to the value of UK vehicles sales worth approximately £2.1 billion. On 28 September 2009 the Government announced an extension to the scheme. The revised cumulative figure is currently expected to be £2.8 billion by the time the scheme comes to an end.

National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills: Thurrock

Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the funding package for the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills in Thurrock; and if he will make a statement.

Kevin Brennan: holding answer 28 October 2009
	The NSA Creative and Cultural has a key role to play in the regeneration of the Thames Gateway through transforming the delivery of skills to meet business needs in this important sector. It will be play a valuable role in the development of technician skills in the Performing Arts in the run up to the 2012 Olympics and will provide a centre of excellence in these skills not available elsewhere. I discussed the Creative and Cultural National Skills Academy with my hon. Friend the member for Stevenage (Barbara Follett) the then Minister for Culture and Tourism, during the recess.

Quantum Technology Partnership

Peter Luff: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on the proposed Quantum Technology Partnership in South Worcestershire; what involvement  (a) his Department and  (b) the regional development agency have had with the project; and if he will make a statement.

Rosie Winterton: holding answer 16 October 2009
	The Quantum Technology Partnership is intended to bring together QinetiQ, universities and industry to create a world class centre for the industrial exploitation of quantum technology research. AWM has been working with the partners to develop the project over the past 12 months. The agency has employed a specialist project manager to support the partners, and has also commissioned economic impact work and contributed to the costs of some of the property aspects of the project.
	In January AWM received an application for funding of up to £10 million towards the project. The project received outline approval on 6 August 2009 and a full application is expected to be received for appraisal later this month. Subject to satisfactory appraisal and approval by the Agency's Investment Decision Group a funding agreement could be in place in January 2010.
	The partners have also sought funding from BIS; the Department is exploring funding opportunities with AWM.

Spaceflight

Nigel Evans: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Government spent directly or through indirect support for projects relating to space exploration in the latest year for which figures are available; and how much it intends to spend in the next 12 months.

David Lammy: The UK, through the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), participates in the 'Aurora' robotic space exploration programme of the European Space Agency (ESA).
	In 2008-09, the UK spent a total of £14.6 million on the programme directly in the UK and through subscription to ESA. In 2009-10 the UK is expected to spend £16.1 million on the programme. Expenditure for 2010-11 is subject to a future decision by STFC.

Students: Grants

Vincent Cable: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students received non-repayable maintenance grants from  (a) Richmond-upon-Thames education authority and  (b) all English local education authorities in each of the last five years; and what the average grant received by such students was in each case in each of the last five years.

David Lammy: The information is as follows.
	
		
			  Students awarded grants in academic years 2004 - 05 to 2008 - 09 (provisional)( 1) 
			  Academic year  Number of students awarded grants  Average (£) 
			  Richmond-upon-Thames   
			 2004-05 470 1,040 
			 2005-06 780 1,010 
			 2006-07 1,110 1,550 
			 2007-08 1,390 1,860 
			 2008-09(2) 1,440 2,240 
			
			  England   
			 2004-05 127,000 1,170 
			 2005-06 215,000 1,120 
			 2006-07 333,000 1,660 
			 2007-08 404,000 2,000 
			 2008-09(2) 453,000 2,290 
			 (1) Figures cover the higher education grant, the maintenance grant and grants and allowances for children and dependents. (2) Provisional 2008/09 data at mid-November 2008. Figures may change as later applications are processed.  Source: Student Loans Company 
		
	
	Grant figures in the table cover the higher education grant, introduced in 2004, the maintenance grant, phased in from 2006, and grants and allowances for children and dependents. Different amounts are available for each type of grant. Figures contain students in each year of their courses. The amount a student receives depends on household income, year of entry to higher education and personal circumstances.

Students: Loans

David Drew: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Student Loans Company (SLC) on its research on the number of students expected to enter higher education in autumn 2009; and what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of SLC staffing levels to deal with that number of applications.

David Lammy: The financial settlement requested by the Student Loans Company (SLC) for financial year 2009-10 assumed an additional 24,000 applications would be received in academic year 2009-10 compared to the previous year. The Department met SLC's 2009-10 financial settlement in full, providing all of the £6.9 million additional costs identified by the Company—including £993,000 specifically to process the expected 24,000 additional applications. Subsequently, the Department provided a further £230,000 following a request from the company to help deal with the larger than expected number of telephone calls received during August to October.

Students: Loans

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much has been deducted in student loan repayments from the salaries of individuals in each income group resident in  (a) the Truro and St. Austell constituency,  (b) Cornwall and  (c) England in each of the last five years.

David Lammy: Deductions from salaries are made when the borrower's income is above £15,000 per year, £1,250 per month or £288 per week. A borrower who starts work late in the tax year on an annual salary above £15,000 will have deductions made but may have earnings during the tax year of less than £15,000.
	Reliable information is not available at constituency level.

Students: Loans

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people of each age group resident in  (a) the Truro and St. Austell constituency,  (b) Cornwall and  (c) England had not repaid their student loans on the latest date for which figures are available.

David Lammy: Borrowers become liable to repay their loans in the April after they leave their course (the statutory repayment due date, SRDD). After that date those with earnings of over £15,000 will repay, usually by deductions from salary. Those liable to repay who have not yet made a repayment will include borrowers whose earnings are below the repayment threshold, have gone on to further study or are doing voluntary work.
	Reliable information is not available at constituency level.

UK High Technology Fund

Adam Afriyie: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009,  Official Report, column 2092W, on the UK High Technology Fund (UKHTF), what the cost of management fees related to the UKHTF has been in each year since its formation; for what reasons the number of companies receiving funding through the UKHTF was lower in 2007 and 2008 than in 2006; which underlying funds have received funding from the UKHTF; what the monetary value of funding from the UKHTF to underlying funds was in each year since 2001; and how much funding remains available for  (a) future funding of underlying funds and  (b) in underlying funds which have received funding from UKHTF for future investments in business.

Rosie Winterton: holding answer 14 October 2009
	The following table provides a response to the questions related to underlying funds that have received funding from the UKHTF; the monetary value of investments from the UKHTF to underlying funds in each year since 2001; and, how much funding remains available for future funding of underlying funds.
	The number of companies receiving investment through UKHTF was lower in 2007 and 2008 than in 2006 as a natural consequence of the underlying funds entering their post investment period where the focus was towards managing out and exiting the existing portfolio.
	Unfortunately the information requested in this question about cost of management fees related to UKHTF is commercially sensitive at this time in light of work BIS is undertaking to source a fund of funds manager for the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIIF). The information will be released once the UKIIF fund of funds manager is appointed and this is likely to happen at the end of December.
	We are unable to answer the question about how much funding remains available in underlying funds which have received funding from UKHTF for future investments in business, as this goes beyond the Department's interaction with the fund of funds manager.
	
		
			   Commitment  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  Total  Commitment remaining 
			 MTI4 Limited Partnership 20,193 8,193 2,000 4,000 4,000 2,000 — — — 20,193 — 
			 Amadeus Capital Partners II 15,271 4,421 775 2,170 2,635 2,170 1,085 775 310 14,341 930 
			 The Merlin Biosciences Fund 12,816 5,241 2,422 2,188 1,200 1,085 395 261 24 12,816 — 
			 Advent Private Equity Fund III 20,001 4,801 4,900 2,800 3,200 2,000 1,300 467 667 19,201 800 
			 Add One 10,157 2,569 442 1,106 1,808 1,489 1,013 719 352 9,498 659 
			 Accel Europe 8,577 536 1,037 663 1,851 1,474 1,608 1,047 151 8,367 210 
			 Scottish Equity Partners II 10,000 1,203 1,241 910 1,925 1,273 2,392 1,056 — 10,000 — 
			 Quester Venture Partnership 20,000 3,000 1,800 3,700 1,700 4,000 2,044 1,756 500 18,500 1,500 
			 The Merlin Biosciences Fund III 6,973 — 160 1,270 986 1,711 1,199 670 289 6,285 688 
			  123,988 29,964 14,777 18,807 19,305 17,202 11,036 5,817 2,293 119,201 4,787

Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many staff working for the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity have been seconded from  (a) his Department and  (b) other Government departments;
	(2)  how many staff are working for the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity.

Jack Straw: The Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity has no separate support. It is being supported by officials from within the Constitution & Judiciary Division of the Ministry of Justice, within existing budgets.
	None of the officials work full-time for or on the advisory panel, but, seven spend significant time on it.

Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the estimated annual cost is of running the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity.

Jack Straw: The Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity has been asked to report within 12 months of starting and so will not have ongoing annual running costs.
	The costs of the panel, from April 2009 to the end of September, were £13,447.

Departmental Telephone Services

Mark Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will consider the merits of securing accreditation of his Department's helplines to The Helplines Association's quality standard; and if he will make a statement.

Bridget Prentice: The Ministry of Justice is considering whether all of its helplines should be required to attain a relevant recognised accreditation. If the Department proceeds with this requirement, it will discuss with each helpline which of the available accreditations (including the Helplines Association standard) is best suited to its business needs.

Driving Offences

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been prosecuted for driving cars while uninsured in each police authority area in the East of England in each year since 1999.

Claire Ward: The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts in the East of England Government office region for using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, by police force area, from 1999 to 2007 (latest available) is given in the following table.
	Data for 2008 are planned for publication at the end of January 2010.
	
		
			  The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts for using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks( 1)  in the East of England Government office region, 1999 to 2007( 2,3,4) 
			  Area  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003( 5)  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 Bedfordshire 2,113 2,124 2,879 2,871 3,065 2,968 3,090 2,702 2,436 
			 Cambridgeshire 1,665 1,682 1,334 1,518 1,728 1,793 2,003 2,826 1,972 
			 Essex 4,581 5,177 5,076 5,152 4,791 4,724 4,802 4,511 4,865 
			 Hertfordshire 2,822 3,407 3,869 4,675 5,147 5,462 5,820 6,023 4,523 
			 Norfolk 2,092 2,363 2,753 3,166 3,812 3,204 2,725 2,690 2,509 
			 Suffolk 2,307 2,115 2,310 2,594 3,225 3,232 2,588 2,250 1,768 
			 Total 15,580 16,868 18,221 19,976 21,768 21,383 21,028 21,002 18,073 
			 (1) Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988, section 143(2).  (2) Data given are on a principal offence basis. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.  (3) It is known that for some police force areas the reporting of court proceedings, in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete.  (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their limitations are taken into account when those data are used.  (5) As from 1 June 2003, "driving a motor vehicle while uninsured against third party risks" became a fixed penalty offence.   Source:  Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence and Analysis Unit.

Members: Correspondence

John Stanley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will issue a direction to the Coroner for North West Kent to reply to the letters of 29 June and 26 August 2009 from the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling sent on behalf of his constituent Mr Simon Higgins.

Bridget Prentice: Although Ministers in this Department do not have any authority to intervene in operational matters of this nature, I understand that the coroner had not in fact received the right hon. Member's correspondence as it had been sent to a previous address. However, he has now been sent copies and I understand that he has replied.

Prison Accommodation

Alan Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders convicted of terrorism offences have been housed in approved premises following their release from custody since January 2007; and what additional resources were provided to assist with their supervision in each case.

Maria Eagle: Since September 2008, information on the release details of individuals convicted of terrorism or terrorism-related offences has been held centrally. Since then, 11 terrorist offenders have been released to approved premises. Data about offenders released into approved premises (formerly known as bail/probation hostels) is collected centrally, from information supplied by individual approved premises. The data collected does not include offence details more generally. Obtaining this information dating back to 2007 would have to be done on a case by case basis, and as such could be collected only at disproportionate cost.
	Probation areas may apply to register with the National Offender Management Service as Critical Public Protection Cases (CPPCs) those offenders, including offenders convicted of terrorism or terrorism-related offences, who present the highest levels of risk of harm. Where offenders are registered as CPPCs, areas may apply for additional funding to strengthen local risk management plans: Such funding can cover temporary additional staffing in approved premises, a member of staff to escort offenders outside the approved premises, improvements to security equipment at approved premises or other specific interventions which contribute to public protection.

Prisoners Release

Alan Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many under the End of Custody Licence scheme since June 2007 had previously been refused release on Home Detention Curfew.

Maria Eagle: Between 29 June 2007 and 31 August 2009, around 67,400 prisoners were released under End of Custody Licence, the latest date for which this figure is available. Of these, around 11,200, about 17 per cent. had previously been refused release on home detention curfew.
	These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
	There is a significant difference between the operation of the HDC scheme and release on ECL. Release on HDC can lead to the release on licence for up to four and a half months before the automatic release date. The average period spent on HDC is about two and a half months. In contrast, the maximum period spent on ECL is two and a half weeks, 18 days.
	The qualifying criteria and selection processes for the schemes reflect these differences.

Prisoners Release

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many 18 to 24-year-olds released from prison received support under  (a) section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948 and  (b) section 47 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 immediately on their release in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009.

Maria Eagle: Data on the release of offenders who subsequently receive accommodation related support from both local authorities and community care services is not routinely collected by NOMS. Additionally, approximately 55 per cent. of all sentenced releases from custody do not receive a period of statutory supervision. Therefore there is no facility for recording such information and to provide the data requested would be at disproportionate cost.

Prisoners: Mothers

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of the female prison population are mothers.

Maria Eagle: This information is not collected centrally and in order to provide it staff would need to look at each individual's record. This could be completed only at disproportionate cost. In addition, it would not be possible to guarantee the accuracy of the data as it is often reliant on information being provided by the prisoners themselves.
	The 2003-04 resettlement survey commissioned by the then Prison Service Custody to Work Unit showed that half of all female prisoners had dependent children (including stepchildren), and that 46 per cent. of those women had lived with at least one dependent child before custody.

Shoplifting: Sentencing

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many incidents of shoplifting led to  (a) a caution and  (b) a conviction resulting in (i) probation and (ii) a custodial sentence in each parliamentary constituency in the East of England in each year since 1999.

Claire Ward: Information held by the Ministry of Justice on the number of offenders cautioned, found guilty, sentenced and those given a sentence that includes an element of probation at all courts for 'stealing from shops and stalls' (shoplifting), in the East of England region, 1999 to 2007, are shown in the following tables 1 and 2.
	The court proceedings database does not hold specific information on the offender beyond age, gender and the court where the case was heard; therefore the Ministry of Justice cannot tell if the offender was a resident of the East of England region.
	Court proceedings data for 2008 are planned for publication at the end of January 2010.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of offenders cautioned( 1, 2 ) for 'Shoplifting'( 3) , East of England region, 1999 to 2007( 4) 
			  Region/police force area  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 Bedfordshire 681 492 647 513 641 753 855 887 687 
			 Cambridgeshire 433 532 430 428 420 550 843 770 601 
			 Essex 1,016 946 1,014 810 767 805 1,277 2,069 2,611 
			 Hertfordshire 568 704 777 604 662 760 749 897 980 
			 Norfolk 573 638 495 382 400 580 648 886 708 
			 Suffolk 379 572 599 396 428 466 487 521 604 
			 East of England region 3,650 3,884 3,962 3,133 3,318 3,914 4,859 6,030 6,191 
			 (1) The cautions statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been cautioned for two or more offences at the same time, the principal offence is the more serious offence. (2) From 1 June 2000, the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 came into force nationally and removed the use of cautions for persons under 18 and replaced them with reprimands and warnings. These figures have been included in the totals. (3) Stealing from 'shops and stalls' (shoplifting) is an offence under Theft Act 1968, section 1. (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts, and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.  Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform: Evidence and Analysis Unit. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Number of offenders found guilty, sentenced and given a community rehabilitation order( 1) , community order( 2) , suspended sentence( 3)  or an immediate custodial sentence for 'Shoplifting'( 4)  at all courts, East of England region, 1999 to 2007( 5, 6) 
			  Region/police force area  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			  Bedfordshire  
			 Found guilty 798 805 867 916 1,098 1,073 879 551 594 
			 Total sentenced 809 812 874 928 1,109 1,076 881 554 593 
			  Of which:  
			 Community rehabilitation order 125 154 146 152 155 129 91 — — 
			 Community order n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 40 100 110 
			 Suspended sentence — — 2 3 2 2 3 22 25 
			 Immediate custodial sentence 176 213 236 268 312 285 229 106 112 
			   
			  Cambridgeshire  
			 Found guilty 704 872 895 857 791 717 802 808 717 
			 Total sentenced 701 869 897 853 791 716 803 808 710 
			  Of which:  
			 Community rehabilitation order 68 116 121 171 124 124 39 1 — 
			 Community order n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 92 152 152 
			 Suspended sentence — 2 — — — — 11 33 45 
			 Immediate custodial sentence 82 101 122 97 113 86 99 119 109 
			   
			  Essex  
			 Found guilty 1,622 1,578 1,744 1,624 1,686 1,646 1,841 1,715 1,913 
			 Total sentenced 1,628 1,573 1,746 1,631 1,701 1,646 1,846 1,716 1,896 
			  Of which:  
			 Community rehabilitation order 214 229 230 236 229 151 68 4 3 
			 Community order n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 164 311 394 
			 Suspended sentence 3 — 3 1 2 2 36 98 113 
			 Immediate custodial sentence 360 372 466 486 542 518 535 419 432 
			   
			  Hertfordshire  
			 Found guilty 779 889 917 964 1,051 1,130 1,126 874 846 
			 Total sentenced 781 892 916 966 1,049 1,126 1,131 867 839 
			  Of which:  
			 Community rehabilitation order 121 129 154 160 165 134 71 2 1 
			 Community order n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 106 178 182 
			 Suspended sentence 1 — 1 — 2 — 18 40 43 
			 Immediate custodial sentence 86 134 176 199 191 237 239 199 160 
			   
			  Norfolk  
			 Found guilty 1,027 991 1,088 1,045 944 925 923 1,040 885 
			 Total sentenced 1,033 989 1,083 1,043 941 919 920 1,035 885 
			  Of which:  
			 Community rehabilitation order 92 107 146 151 90 60 35 6 2 
			 Community order n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 116 256 192 
			 Suspended sentence 1 2 3 3 3 — 14 56 36 
			 Immediate custodial sentence 122 133 152 147 152 157 106 136 150 
			   
			  Suffolk  
			 Found guilty 666 749 771 743 839 726 745 659 732 
			 Total sentenced 654 745 770 739 836 724 744 658 725 
			  Of which:  
			 Community rehabilitation order 59 92 94 88 98 52 55 4 2 
			 Community order n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 27 77 131 
			 Suspended sentence 2 2 1 3 3 4 40 42 56 
			 Immediate custodial sentence 101 106 102 112 132 104 110 111 99 
			   
			  East of England region  
			 Found guilty 5,596 5,884 6,282 6,149 6,409 6,217 6,316 5,647 5,687 
			 Total sentenced 5,606 5,880 6,286 6,160 6,427 6,207 6,325 5,638 5,648 
			  Of which:  
			 Community rehabilitation order 679 827 891 958 861 650 359 17 8 
			 Community order n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 545 1,074 1,161 
			 Suspended sentence 7 6 10 10 12 8 122 291 318 
			 Immediate custodial sentence 927 1,059 1,254 1,309 1,442 1,387 1,318 1,090 1,062 
			 n/a = Not applicable. (1) Formerly a probation order. (2) Under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, various types of community order previously available for adults (community punishment order, community rehabilitation order, drug treatment and testing order) were replaced by a single generic community order with a range of possible requirements. Courts are able to choose different elements to make up a bespoke community order, which is relevant to that particular offender and the crime(s) they committed. (3) Fully suspended sentence prior to April 2005, suspended sentence order for offences committed from 4 April 2005. (4) Stealing from 'shops and stalls' (shoplifting) is an offence under Theft Act 1968, section 1. (5) These statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (6) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts, and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.  Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform: Evidence and Analysis Unit.

National Economic Council

Lorely Burt: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many times the National Economic Council has met since October 2008.

Tessa Jowell: The National Economic Council has met regularly since its inception in October 2008. Information relating to internal meetings, discussion and advice and the proceedings of Cabinet and Cabinet committees is generally not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.
	Details of the membership and terms of reference of the Committee are available in the Libraries of both Houses and on the Cabinet Office website.

Afghanistan: Overseas Aid

Tobias Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has given to Sangin district, Helmand province in each of the last five years.

Douglas Alexander: The Department for International Development (DFID) works as part of the cross-HMG and multi-national Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Helmand. Sangin benefits from a range of funding sources, both direct and indirect, and through national and regional programmes, so it is not possible to specify the exact amount spent in the district.
	DFID has contributed indirectly to Sangin by providing the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) with over £26.5 million since 2003. Two community-selected projects in Sangin worth almost £650,000 are currently nearing completion under MRRD oversight. Sangin has also benefited from the Helmand wheat seed programme. Last year, DFID and the cross-Government Stabilisation Aid Fund (SAF) each contributed £2 million to distribute wheat to 32,000 farmers across Helmand, including 2,000 in Sangin. This year, DFID and the SAF will each contribute £5 million to reach almost 40,000 farmers, including 2,200 in Sangin. SAF funding for stabilisation activities in Sangin last year totalled £1.3 million.

Burma: Overseas Aid

Andrew Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has provided to emergency relief initiatives to support those affected by the famine in Chin State, Burma, in 2009; and whether he plans to increase that level of assistance in 2010.

Michael Foster: The Department for International Development (DFID) has committed a total of £880,000 for humanitarian assistance in response to severe food shortages in Chin State. Of this commitment, £600,000 was disbursed towards the end of 2008 and £155,000 has been disbursed so far during 2009. We expect to disburse the remaining £125,000 shortly.
	We are keeping the humanitarian situation in Chin State under close review and are considering, in consultation with the United Nations and other donors, how best to address longer-term food security needs in Chin State and other parts of Burma.

Burma: Overseas Aid

Andrew Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if his Department will provide assistance to cross-border humanitarian aid initiatives across the India-Burma border, for the purpose of supplying aid to remote parts of Chin state which cannot be reached through in-country initiatives.

Michael Foster: The Department of International Development (DFID) has no plans to provide funding for cross-border aid from India to Burma.
	DFID has committed £880,000 for humanitarian assistance in response to the severe food shortages experienced in Chin State. This assistance is being delivered through the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme and their local partners, which have access to all parts of Chin State from within Burma.

Burma: Overseas Aid

Andrew Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has provided in cross-border humanitarian assistance to eastern Burma in 2009; and whether he plans to increase that level of assistance in 2010.

Michael Foster: Approximately £360,000 of funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) is being used by non-governmental organisations to provide cross-border humanitarian assistance from Thailand to eastern Burma in 2009. We anticipate that this figure will increase in 2010.
	DFID is also providing approximately £500,000 in 2009 for cross-border aid from China to Shan and Kachin States in north-eastern Burma. Proposals to increase this funding in 2010 are under consideration.

Somalia: Overseas Aid

Tobias Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has contributed to Somalia in the last 12 months; and on what has it been spent.

Gareth Thomas: Information on the Department for International Development's (DFID) aid to all developing countries in 2008-09 was published in Statistics on International Development, which is available online:
	www.dfid.gov.uk.
	In 2008-09 (the latest period for which confirmed spending figures are available) total DFID bilateral aid to Somalia was £33 million.
	The programme aims to promote peace and better governance across Somalia, meet humanitarian needs, and improve basic services; particularly health and education.
	DFID aid to Somalia is delivered through United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), working with local implementation partners.

Sudan

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effect of the expulsion of aid agencies in South Kordofan and eastern Sudan following the International Criminal Court's indictment of President Bashir in March 2009; and if he will make a statement.

Gareth Thomas: The Government of Sudan's decision to expel 13 international and close down 3 national NGOs in March this year has had a detrimental effect on the delivery of assistance to the people of South Kordofan and Eastern Sudan. Health facilities, water and sanitation projects and livelihood programmes run by these organisations have either lost support or have been discontinued.
	As with Darfur, the ability to respond to future emergencies—such as floods or conflict—is now much lower in these areas. The effects of the expulsions are most acutely felt in the delivery of recovery and basic services programmes. Since March, several NGOs have been trying to expand or establish new programmes to cover these gaps. In particular, Mercy Corps Scotland, Care Switzerland, and Save the Children—Sweden plan to scale up programmes in South Kordofan. However, the Sudan Government has been slow to grant the necessary permits and it is unlikely that new programmes will be fully operational for some months.

Council Tax

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 7 July 2009,  Official Report, column 775W, on council tax, if he will take steps to ensure the Valuation Office Agency's council tax banding support tool is used to identify and correct errors in the council tax banding list.

Ian Pearson: The council tax banding support tool is not a suitable tool for such a use. It is accessed through cases on individual properties and provides information about comparable bandings and settlements. It does not make decisions but provides information to valuers to help them make decisions. Raising cases and generating this information for over 22.7 million properties (in England) would be impractical and very resource intensive.

Housing: Construction

Grant Shapps: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what fiscal measures his Department has implemented to encourage the construction of new homes in each year since 2001.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Government have recently taken a number of steps to support house building and construction in the context of the global economic downturn. In September 2008 as part of a £1 billion package of targeted support for home owners, home buyers and the house building sector, the Government announced that stamp duty land tax would not apply to purchases of residential property of £175,000 or less for 12 months from 3 September 2008. Budget 2009 announced an extension until 31 December 2009. Around 160,000 transactions have benefited from this fiscal measure.
	Previously, Budget 2007 announced details of a stamp duty land tax exemption for new zero-carbon homes which supports the Government's wider housing and environmental objectives. As part of Budget 2008 the Government extended the exemption to new flats, retrospectively from 1 October 2007.

Revenue and Customs: Repayment

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessor made a discretionary payment to a member of the public as an acknowledgement of error or mismanagement in each year since 1997; and what the monetary value of such repayments was in each such year.

Stephen Timms: The table provides the available information on discretionary payments made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as a result of error or mismanagement. Corresponding data for Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise for the nine years prior to the formation of HMRC is not available.
	
		
			   Discretionary payments 
			   Number  Value (£ million) 
			 2005-06 n/a 3.27 
			 2006-07 n/a 2.46 
			 2007-08 n/a 2.65 
			 2008-09 21,221 2.69 
		
	
	Information on the number of payments made prior to 2008-09 is not available due to the use of a different classification schemes before this year.

Cancer: Diagnosis

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South West Cambridgeshire, of 12 October 2009,  Official Report, columns 802-3W, on cancer: diagnosis, whether his Department has plans for any hospital  (a) building,  (b) rebuilding and  (c) renovation after the winding down of the existing major programme for renovating and rebuilding NHS hospitals.

Mike O'Brien: There are five large scale hospital building schemes (capital value over £100 million) currently going through the business case approvals process.
	This Government's commitment to opening 100 new hospital schemes by 2010 has already been achieved. This has addressed the most serious and urgent deficiencies in the age and quality of the hospital estate. Fewer major hospital schemes are coming forward as a result and also because the type of facility required is changing as the national health service moves more services into primary care and community settings and provides more diagnostic and other specialist facilities such as elective care centres.

Departmental Domestic Visits

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times each Minister within his Department has visited  (a) an accident and emergency department,  (b) an independent sector treatment centre,  (c) a GP surgery,  (d) an NHS dentist,  (e) an urgent care centre,  (f) a GP-led health centre and  (g) a NHS hospital trust facility in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

Phil Hope: As part of their official duties, Departmental Ministers visit a variety of accident and emergency departments, independent sector treatment centres, general practitioner (GP) surgeries, national health service dentists, urgent care centres, GP-led health centres and NHS hospital trust facilities. The following visits occurred during the period 15 October 2008 to 14 October 2009.
	Visits by each Minister during the last 12 months were:
	
		
			  Alan Johnson 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 15 October 2008 - 5 June 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 0 
			 GP surgery 3 
			 NHS Dentist 0 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 6 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 16 
		
	
	
		
			  Andy Burnham 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 8 June 2009 - 14 October 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 0 
			 GP surgery 1 
			 NHS Dentist 0 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 0 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 4 
		
	
	
		
			  Lord Darzi 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 15 October 2008 - 21 July 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 0 
			 GP surgery 1 
			 NHS Dentist 1 
			 Urgent care centre 1 
			 GP-led health centre 4 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 14 
		
	
	
		
			  Ben Bradshaw 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 15 October 2008 - 5 June 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 1 
			 GP surgery 1 
			 NHS Dentist 1 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 3 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 4 
		
	
	
		
			  Mike O'Brien 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 8 June 2009 - 14 October 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 0 
			 GP surgery 1 
			 NHS Dentist 0 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 2 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 5 
		
	
	
		
			  Ann Keen 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 15 October 2008 - 14 October 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 2 
			 GP surgery 0 
			 NHS Dentist 0 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 0 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 12 
		
	
	
		
			  Dawn Primarolo 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 15 October 2008 - 5 June 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 0 
			 GP surgery 0 
			 NHS Dentist 0 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 0 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 1 
		
	
	
		
			  Gillian Merron 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 8 June 2009 - 14 October 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 0 
			 GP surgery 0 
			 NHS Dentist 0 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 0 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 1 
		
	
	
		
			  Phil Hope 
			  Type of organisation  Number of visits 15 October 2008 - 14 October 2009 
			 Independent sector treatment centre 0 
			 GP surgery 0 
			 NHS Dentist 0 
			 Urgent care centre 0 
			 GP-led health centre 1 
			 NHS hospital trust facility 10

General Practitioners: Birmingham

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioner surgeries in south Birmingham have offered extended opening hours in each quarter since April 2008.

Mike O'Brien: Information on the number of general practitioner (GP) surgeries, located in the area covered by South Birmingham primary care trust (PCT), offering extended opening hours between April 2008 and July 2009 is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  GP surgeries located in the area covered by South Birmingham PCT, offering extended opening hours 
			   Number 
			  2008  
			 April 6 
			 May 24 
			 June 29 
			 July 39 
			 August 39 
			 September 39 
			 October 39 
			 November 43 
			 December 43 
			   
			  2009  
			 January 43 
			 February 44 
			 March 44 
			 April 44 
			 May 46 
			 June 48 
			 July 51 
		
	
	This information is also available on the Department's website at:
	www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/PrimaryCare/DH_089459
	Data since July 2009 is no longer centrally collected and can instead be obtained direct from the PCT.

Hospitals: Parking

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South West Cambridgeshire of 14 October 2009,  Official Report, column 901W, on hospitals: parking, which back-office costs will be reduced; what benefits to outpatients will result from the improved concession guidance; and how such benefits will be funded;
	(2)  what calculations underlie his estimate of the cost per annum of phasing out car parking for in-patients and their visitors at hospitals; and what his estimate is of the annual cost of each element of the scheme;
	(3)  what estimate he has made of the proportion of his proposals which can be afforded  (a) in 2009-10 and  (b) in 2010-11.

Mike O'Brien: National health service organisations provide car parking to patients and visitors based on their local plans, needs and circumstances. Therefore, the details of implementing free car parking for in-patients will vary between different NHS organisations including the proportion that can be afforded in each year and which back-office costs will be reduced. However, all NHS organisations are expected to have fully implemented the change within three years. The improved concession guidance will benefit out-patients by stressing the importance of tangible concessions for regular users, particularly out-patients, and by ensuring that all eligible patients are made fully aware of them.
	The estimate of annual cost per annum for phasing out in-patient car parking of £141 million was based on two figures. The direct cost of in-patient parking was based on the number of bed days recorded for elective, emergency and maternity care with each of the bed days resulting in two hours parking at the national average cost of visitor car parking per hour of £1.00 giving a total of £93 million. In addition, the impact of the NHS paying for private finance initiative and other commercial agreements was estimated at an additional £48 million.

Nutrition: Mothers

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the nutritional value of food served in NHS hospitals to post-natal mothers who are breastfeeding.

Ann Keen: An appropriate diet, based on acceptable standards, requires good food with the right nutritional content, properly prepared and available when patients need it. The NHS Plan stipulated that dieticians should advise and check on nutritional values in hospital food and this role is undertaken locally by staff in national health service trusts. The assessment of the nutritional requirements of post-natal mothers who are breast feeding is a matter for local determination and the Department does not collect any data centrally.
	Staff carrying out the assessments are assisted by availability of nutritional information within the 'National Dish Selector'—a resource compiled as part of the Better Hospital Food programme. Although this programme has now closed, its outputs are still available via the Hospital Caterers' Association website:
	www.hospitalcaterers.org/.
	The National Dish Selector is a database of recipes that can be searched by both recipe and ingredient. It is designed to be used by catering services as a resource from which to develop local menus with nutritional content appropriate to patients' needs.

Palliative Care: Finance

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which primary care trusts have received a portion of the £286 million assigned by the Government for end-of-life care in the End of Life Care Strategy; and how much each has received.

Phil Hope: An additional £286 million revenue and capital funding is being made available over 2009-10 and 2010-11 to support the implementation of the End of Life Care Strategy. For 2010-11, this includes capital funding of £40 million for hospices. However, the majority of the funding is being allocated to primary care trusts (PCTs) through the 2009-10 and 2010-11 revenue allocations, so all PCTs will receive a portion of this funding.
	The Department does not break down PCT allocations by policies at either national or local level. It is for PCTs to decide their priorities for investment locally, taking into account both local priorities and the NHS Operating Framework.

Pharmacy: Licensing

Mark Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last reviewed licensing arrangements for pharmaceutical wholesalers; and if he will make a statement.

Mike O'Brien: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) an executive agency of the Department, regulates manufacturers and wholesale dealers of medicinal products for human use in the United Kingdom on behalf of the UK.
	The MHRA completed its last review of the licensing arrangements for pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors of medicines for human use in October 2005.
	A further review of the supply chain for medicines in the UK is currently being conducted.

BECTA: Finance

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department plans to provide to BECTA in each year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Diana Johnson: I can confirm, in the following table, the details of the funding plans for the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta)/(Technologies Future Unit). The data are drawn from our Departmental Annual Report 2009, Table 8.4 on page 175.
	
		
			   Departmental allocation (£ million) 
			 2009-10 Plans 51 
			 2010-11 Plans 20

Children's Centres: Derbyshire

Natascha Engel: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on Sure Start Children's Centres in  (a) Derbyshire and  (b) North East Derbyshire constituency since the programme's inception.

Dawn Primarolo: Funding for Sure Start Children's Centres in Derbyshire and North East Derbyshire is provided to Derbyshire local authority as part of the Sure Start Early Years and Childcare Grant (SSEYCG). The local authority is responsible for managing Sure Start Children's Centres performance across its area and will decide how much to allocate to centres in each area.
	The following table shows the spend on Children's Centres and Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs) by Derbyshire local authority since the start of the programme. The Department will not receive audited figures for 2008-09 until the end of October 2009.
	
		
			  £ 
			   Children's centres revenue  Children's centres capital  SSLP revenue 
			 2003-04 0 0 3,028,718 
			 2004-05 100,580 4,901 3,483,649 
			 2005-06 (1)n/a 2,670,630 3,564,598 
			 2006-07 (1)n/a 1,064,208 (1)n/a 
			 2007-08 (1)n/a 2,662,713 (1)n/a 
			 (1) In 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 Derbyshire local authority chose to pool its revenue funding in a Local Area Agreement (LAA) which was paid by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG, formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, ODPM) as part of the LAA grant revenue. This funding was not ring fenced to SureStart activities; Derbyshire local authority had the freedom to spend the funding pooled in its Local Area Agreement in line with local priorities. The authority was not required to report details of its spend of Sure Start revenue to the Department. 
		
	
	Derbyshire local authority will hold full records of its Children's Centres and SSLP spend.
	SSLPs were given multi year capital allocations from programme inception to the end of 2005-06. Therefore it is not possible to disaggregate allocations by financial year. Derbyshire received a capital allocation of £4,872,260 and spent £4,686,552 for the life of the programme.
	From 2004-05 revenue funding for Children's centres was included within the wider SSEYCG Main Revenue block. Children's Centres capital funding was ring fenced in 2004-6 but from 2006-07 was included in the wider SSEYCG Main Capital block. Funding in these blocks is not ring fenced and the authority had the freedom to decide how much to spend on each area supported by the grant, in line with local priorities. these allocations are shown in the following table.
	
		
			  £ 
			   2003-04  2004-06( 1)  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09  2009-10 
			 Children's centres capital 0 3,193,965 n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Main capital (from 2006-07) n/a n/a 3,893,683 2,953,740 8,022,534 4,728,377 
			 Main revenue (from 2004-05) n/a 9,066,052 7,441,069 8,674,060 12,359,727 14,015,139 
			 SSLP revenue 3,047,059 7,073,123 3,565,646 2,953,740 2,818,688 2,389,285 
			 (1) In 2004-06 local authorities received a two year allocation for the Sure Start Grant. Therefore it has not been possible to disaggregate the allocations for 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Christmas

Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many Christmas functions arranged by his Department  (a) he and  (b) officials of his Department (i) hosted and (ii) attended in 2008; what the cost to the public purse was; and if he will make a statement.

Diana Johnson: The Secretary of State for the Department for Children, Schools and families (DCSF) hosted two Christmas functions in 2008. The cost of these events was approximately £2,136. This information was also published on 13 October 2009,  Official Report, column 15WS.
	Information on events hosted or attended by DCSF officials is not readily available and gathering this information would be at a disproportionate cost.
	All spending on official entertainment is made in accordance with the principles set out in "Managing public Money".

Classroom Assistants: Derbyshire

Natascha Engel: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teaching assistants have been appointed in  (a) Derbyshire and  (b) North East Derbyshire constituency since 1997.

Vernon Coaker: Information on the number of teaching assistant appointments is not collected centrally. Figures are however available for the number in service. The following table shows the number of teaching assistants in service in local authority maintained schools in Derbyshire local authority and North East Derbyshire constituency in January 1997 and 2009.
	
		
			  Full-time equivalent teaching assistants in local authority maintained schools( 1) , years January 1997 and 2009: Coverage: Derbyshire local authorities( 2)  and North East Derbyshire parliamentary constituency 
			   1997  2009 
			 Former Derbyshire 1,180 — 
			 Derbyshire (post 1 April 1997) — 2,230 
			 City of Derby — 1,040 
			 North East Derbyshire 70 260 
			 (1) Excludes academies and city technology colleges. (2) Derbyshire local authorities were re-organised with effect from 1 April 1997. The new authorities that make up the former Derbyshire area are shown for 2009.  Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.  Source: School Census

Departmental Information Officers

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department and its predecessors spent on freelance press officers in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

Diana Johnson: The information requested is as follows:
	
		
			   £ 
			 2001-02 (1)— 
			 2002-03 0 
			 2003-04 0 
			 2004-05 45,467 
			 2005-06 57,624 
			 2006-07 117,981 
			 2007-08 60,771 
			 2008-09 21,550 
			 2009-10 0 
			 (1) No figures retained

Education: Finance

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department plans to spend on one-to-one tuition in  (a) 2009-10 and  (b) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement.

Diana Johnson: A total of £468 million funding has been set aside for one-to-one tuition over the CSR period. The one-to-one tuition funding is ring-fenced to local authorities (LAs) as part of the standards fund grant.
	In the spring and summer terms 2009 £15 million was provided for 36,000 tuition places in years five and six across all LAs. LAs reported that their schools delivered over 38,000 tuition places as part of this early roll out of the programme, with some LAs funding additional places from their own budgets.
	For the academic year 2009/10, £138 million will support 3.5 per cent. of the key stage 2, and key stage 3 (and in National Challenge schools key stage 4) cohorts in each of English and mathematics. All LAs are now working with their primary and secondary schools towards delivering their full 2009/10 allocation of tuition places.
	For 2010/11 funding rises to £315 million to support 300,000 pupils in English and 300,000 children in mathematics. Allocations and funding for tuition places in 2010/11 will be notified to LAs next month.

Family Intervention Projects: Finance

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to family intervention projects in each of the next three years.

Dawn Primarolo: The Government allocated £35.5 million for family intervention projects in 2009-10 and are planning to allocate £57.1 million Government funding in 2010-11, an increase of 61 per cent. In addition there is anticipated match funding of £9.5 million from Registered Social Landlords, Housing Associations and Youth Offending Teams. Departmental budgets, and therefore the funding for Family Intervention Projects, have yet to be determined beyond March 2011. Decisions will be made following Spending Review discussions once the Department's settlement is agreed.

GCSE: Enfield

Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children at schools in Enfield North constituency obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C or equivalent in each year since 1997.

Vernon Coaker: The information requested is given in the table. Data for 2009 is not provided because the Department does not publish results below local authority level until it has been checked by schools. This data will be available after the publication of the Achievement and Attainment Tables in mid January.
	
		
			  Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in maintained schools in North Enfield constituency achieving five or more GCSEs or equivalent( 1)  at grades A*-C, 1996/07 to 2007/08( 2) 
			   Number of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C  Percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C 
			 2007/08 897 54.7 
			 2006/07 830 52.4 
			 2005/06 796 51.0 
			 2004/05 795 51.7 
			 2003/04 774 49.5 
			 2002/03 745 48.7 
			 2001/02 678 43.9 
			 2000/01 681 43.9 
			 1999/2000 612 40.9 
			 1998/99 641 44.1 
			 1997/98 528 37.3 
			 1996/97 562 38.4 
			 (1) From 1997/98 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2003/04 other equivalences approved for use pre-16. (2) Figures for 2005/06 onwards are based on pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. Data for previous years are based on pupils aged 15 years old at the start of the academic year.

Headteachers

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many executive heads and executive directors of secondary schools there are in England; and what the salary range is.

Vernon Coaker: The term 'executive head' is used to describe a variety of roles, including head teachers who are responsible and accountable for more than one school, either as a temporary or permanent arrangement, instead of there being a head teacher for each individual school; or head teachers who are responsible and accountable for the day-to-day management of their own schools but in addition provide a service to another school.
	The term "executive director" is also used to describe a number of different roles such as an individual who is appointed across a number of schools, each of which has its own head teacher and governing body responsible and accountable for the day-to-day management of that school.
	Because there is currently no common definition of "executive head" or "executive director", no figures are available on the numbers of posts that are being described in this way.
	Following the School Teacher's Review Body's (STRB) recommendation that the Department should investigate and clarify the role and status of the various models of "executive head", research has been commissioned to define and evaluate these models. The results of the research will feed into a future remit to the STRB which will focus on long term leadership pay arrangements that take full account of the emerging models of school leadership.
	Interim changes were introduced into the STPCD from September 2009 to reflect emerging leadership models, including recognition for heads who become responsible for running more than one school either on a permanent or temporary basis. The provisions in the STPCD provide for employers to determine a salary for heads who take on responsibility for running more than one school that is above the top of the leadership pay spine (£109,658 in Inner London and £102,734 elsewhere). It is a matter for individual employers to determine the appropriate salary that takes account of the nature and challenge of the responsibilities associated with running more than one school.

Primary Education: Pupil Exclusions

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and for what reasons primary school pupils of each age were given a fixed-period exclusion in 2007-08.

Vernon Coaker: Information on the number of fixed period exclusions from primary schools by age and reason for exclusion, and the number of pupils excluded by age, is shown in the table.
	Pupils can be excluded more than once, and each exclusion can be for a different reason, therefore the number of exclusions by reason for pupils cannot be calculated.
	
		
			  Primary schools( 1) : Number of fixed period exclusions by age and reason for exclusion, and the number of times pupil enrolments( 2)  were excluded by age( 3) , England 2007/08 
			   Age( 2)  
			   3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  Total 
			  Number of instances of exclusion (pupils can have multiple exclusions):   
			 Physical assault against a pupil 20 310 630 770 1,250 1,830 2,480 3,350 60 10,690 
			 Physical assault against an adult 10 520 1,120 1,160 1,160 1,120 1,060 910 20 7,090 
			 Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against a pupil (4)— 30 60 120 240 400 620 850 20 2,330 
			 Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against an adult (4)— 50 180 310 540 840 1,380 1,900 40 5,260 
			 Bullying 0 (4)— 20 20 40 50 120 220 10 460 
			 Racist abuse 0 0 10 10 50 80 120 130 (4)— 390 
			 Sexual misconduct 0 10 20 10 30 30 60 80 (4)— 240 
			 Drug and alcohol related 0 0 0 0 (4)— (4)— 10 20 0 40 
			 Damage 0 10 30 50 120 140 220 290 10 860 
			 Theft 0 (4)— 10 10 40 50 80 130 (4)— 320 
			 Persistent disruptive behaviour (4)— 200 670 960 1,690 2,230 3,240 3,730 70 12,800 
			 Other (4)— 50 110 150 270 420 760 1,030 40 2,830 
			 Total 40 1,190 2,850 3,570 5,420 7,190 10,140 12,620 280 43,290 
			
			 Number of pupil enrolments excluded(2) 30 640 1,360 1,710 2,710 3,670 5,290 6,910 150 22,460 
			 (1) Includes middle schools as deemed.  (2) Pupils may be counted more than once if they were registered at more than one school or moved schools during the year.  (3) Age as at 31st August 2007.  (4) Less than 5.   Note:  Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.   Source:  School Census

Private Education: Per Capita Costs

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent estimate is of the average annual sum spent per pupil in the private educational sector; and if he will make a statement.

Vernon Coaker: The Department does not collect data from the independent sector. However, the hon. Member for Yeovil may be interested to know that the Independent Schools Council (ISC) conducts an annual census and information for independent day school fees can be found on their website on:
	http://www.isc.co.uk/

Pupils: Disadvantaged

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils in each local education authority area are entitled to free school meals; and if he will make a statement.

Diana Johnson: The requested information on free school meals is published as part of the Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics SFR: January 2009, at:
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000843/index.shtml
	The data regarding nursery and primary schools is contained in Table 11a, the data for State-funded Secondary schools is in Table 11b and the data for Special schools is in Table 11c.

Pupils: East of England

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the pupil to teacher ratio has been in each local education authority in the East of England at key stage  (a) 1,  (b) 2 and  (c) 3 in each year since 1999.

Vernon Coaker: Information on pupil to teacher ratios (PTR) by key stage is not collected centrally. Figures are however available for the within school PTR by phase of education. The following table shows the number of pupil to teacher ratios in local authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in each local authority within the east of England Government office region, January 1997 to 2009.
	
		
			  Within school pupil:teacher ratios( 1 ) in local authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools( 2) .( ) Years: January 1997 to 2009 .  Coverage: Local authorities in the East of England 
			   1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 
			  Nursery  
			 Former Cambridgeshire 19.1 18.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Cambridgeshire (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 16.3 17.9 16.3 13.9 13.6 13.2 13.9 14.4 13.5 12.5 13.7 
			 Peterborough n/a n/a 20.9 15.1 20.0 16.0 14.7 11.4 11.6 13.0 14.6 14.7 18.0 
			 Norfolk 19.1 18.7 24.5 — 17.3 15.6 13.6 12.2 14.5 11.9 13.1 13.5 15.3 
			 Suffolk 22.9 22.9 22.9 19.1 22.9 23.4 23.4 23.2 21.5 21.5 21.6 20.9 19.0 
			 Former Bedfordshire 19.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Bedfordshire (post 1 April 1997) n/a 18.6 17.9 16.0 16.3 15.9 17.1 16.8 18.7 16.2 18.5 16.9 15.6 
			 Luton n/a 22.8 20.1 — 15.8 15.4 14.1 14.6 14.4 12.8 13.1 13.7 14.5 
			 Former Essex 18.6 17.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Essex (post  1 April 1998) n/a n/a 16.6 19.5 15.1 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.5 14.3 14.6 
			 Southend-on-Sea n/a n/a — 19.4 — — — — — — — — — 
			 Thurrock n/a n/a — 23.9 — — — — — — — — — 
			 Hertfordshire 18.4 18.1 19.4 16.1 18.3 16.6 16.9 17.3 17.2 18.4 16.9 16.6 16.2 
			 East of England 18.8 19.0 19.0 17.8 17.0 15.8 15.6 15.3 15.9 15.3 15.4 15.1 15.4 
			   
			  Primary  
			 Former Cambridgeshire 24.4 24.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Cambridgeshire (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 25.0 23.5 24.1 23.3 23.7 23.6 23.6 22.9 22.2 22.5 22.3 
			 Peterborough n/a n/a 24.2 23.2 23.0 22.9 23.1 23.2 22.5 21.9 21.8 22.0 21.5 
			 Norfolk 22.3 22.5 22.7 22.8 22.1 23.0 21.7 22.3 22.1 21.3 21.1 21.4 20.8 
			 Suffolk 22.3 22.2 22.0 22.7 22.0 21.5 21.7 21.7 21.5 21.1 20.7 20.1 20.0 
			 Former Bedfordshire 23.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Bedfordshire (post 1 April 1997 n/a 23.8 23.8 22.3 22.9 22.3 22.6 22.8 23.0 22.2 22.1 21.5 21.5 
			 Luton n/a 22.7 22.6 23.4 22.9 22.7 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.6 22.8 22.1 21.5 
			 Former Essex 23.0 23.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Essex (post  1 April 1998) n/a n/a 23.5 23.2 22.9 22.8 23.0 23.2 22.9 22.5 22.4 21.9 21.8 
			 Southend-on-Sea n/a n/a 24.0 23.2 23.5 23.0 23.3 22.8 23.0 22.2 22.1 21.2 21.6 
			 Thurrock n/a n/a 23.9 22.1 22.8 21.8 23.6 24.9 25.0 23.3 22.8 23.1 22.4 
			 Hertfordshire 22.9 23.0 23.0 24.6 23.0 22.8 23.0 23.0 22.5 22.4 23.2 22.7 22.6 
			 East of England 23.0 23.3 23.3 23.1 22.8 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.7 22.2 22.1 21.9 21.7 
			   
			  Secondary  
			 Former Cambridgeshire 17.4 17.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Cambridgeshire (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 18.1 18.7 18.7 18.1 18.2 18.7 18.3 18.2 18.3 17.5 17.2 
			 Peterborough n/a n/a 16.7 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.0 16.9 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.5 
			 Norfolk 15.7 16.1 16.2 18.5 16.9 17.5 17.1 17.3 17.6 17.0 17.2 17.3 17.1 
			 Suffolk 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.6 17.1 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.0 17.2 17.0 16.6 16.5 
			 Former Bedfordshire 17.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Bedfordshire (post 1 April 1997 n/a 18.3 18.5 17.3 18.8 18.4 18.7 18.4 18.7 18.3 18.0 18.0 17.3 
			 Luton n/a 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.7 18.5 17.8 18.6 17.8 16.7 
			 Former Essex 16.6 16.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Essex (post  1 April 1998) n/a n/a 16.8 17.1 17.5 17.5 17.6 18.0 17.4 17.3 17.3 16.8 16.4 
			 Southend-on-Sea n/a n/a 16.4 16.6 16.8 17.2 17.3 17.7 17.9 18.2 18.2 17.6 17.5 
			 Thurrock n/a n/a 18.0 16.9 18.9 19.8 19.8 20.8 19.9 18.7 19.0 19.2 19.1 
			 Hertfordshire 15.9 16.1 16.3 18.7 16.7 16.8 17.0 17.1 16.8 16.7 16.4 16.3 16.0 
			 East of England 16.6 16.7 16.9 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.0 16.7 
			 n/a = Not applicable '—' = Negligible (1) The within school PTRis calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. (2) Excludes academies and city technology colleges.  Note: For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE.  Source: School Census

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department plans to spend per school pupil in each local education authority in the East of England in 2009-10; and how much has been spent in each such authority in each academic year since 1999-2000.

Vernon Coaker: Per pupil revenue funding figures for pupils aged three to 19 for local authorities in the East of England between 1999-2000 and 2005-06 are shown in table 1. These figures are in real terms and are based on financial years.
	
		
			  Table 1: Local authority revenue funding per pupil 
			  £ 
			   1999-2000  2000-01  2001-02  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06 
			 Bedfordshire 3,360 3,660 3,860 3,980 4,040 4,200 4,410 
			 Cambridgeshire 3,260 3,480 3,610 3,700 3,890 4,050 4,260 
			 Essex 3,450 3,710 3,890 3,980 4,090 4,250 4,430 
			 Hertfordshire 3,440 3,690 3,870 3,970 4,050 4,210 4,370 
			 Luton 3,720 3,970 4,180 4,310 4,500 4,650 4,900 
			 Norfolk 3,360 3,620 3,800 3,900 3,990 4,160 4,360 
			 Peterborough 3,530 3,770 3,920 4,080 4,290 4,500 4,720 
			 Southend-on-Sea 3,550 3,810 4,020 4,130 4,200 4,370 4,560 
			 Suffolk 3,260 3,500 3,660 3,760 3,840 4,000 4,190 
			 Thurrock 3,630 3,870 4,090 4,210 4,330 4,530 4,650 
			  Notes: 1. Price Base: Real terms at 2008-09 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 29 September 2009. 2. Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of standard spending assessment/education formula spending (EFS) settlements and exclude the pensions transfer to EFS and LSC. 3. Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DFES departmental expenditure limits relevant to pupils aged three to 19 and exclude education maintenance allowances (EMAs) and grants not allocated at LEA level. For those authorities in receipt of advance of grant under the transitional support arrangements for 2004-05, advance grant funding is included in the year of payment (2004-05). There will be a consequential reduction in DFES grant for these LEAs in future years (either 2006-07 and 2007-08 or 2006-07 to 2008-09, depending on the terms on which the advance was given to the LEA). 4. The pupil numbers used to convert £ million figures to £ per pupil are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations plus PLASC three-year-old maintained pupils and estimated three to four-year-olds funded through state support in maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers. 5. Rounding: Figures are rounded to the nearest £10. 6. Status: Some of the grant allocations have not been finalised. If these do change, the effect on the funding figures is expected to be minimal. 
		
	
	The revenue per pupil figures shown in table 2 is taken from the dedicated schools grant (DSG). They are not comparable with those for the years 1997-98 to 2005-06 (in table 1 above) because the introduction of the DSG in 2006-07 fundamentally changed how local authorities are funded.
	The 1997-98 to 2005-06 figures are based on education formula spending (EFS) which formed the education part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, plus various grants. This was an assessment of what local authorities needed to fund education rather than what they spent. The DSG is based largely on an authority's previous spending. In addition, the DSG has a different coverage to EFS. EFS comprised a schools block and an LEA block (to cover LEA central functions) whereas DSG only covers the school block. LEA block items are still funded through DCLG's Local Government Finance Settlement but education items cannot be separately identified. Consequently, there is a break in the Department's time series as the two sets of data are not comparable.
	To provide a comparison for 2008-09 DSG, the Department have isolated the schools block equivalent funding in 2005-06 (the baseline); as described above this does not represent the totality of 'education' funding in that year. The per pupil revenue funding figures for 2005-06 to 2008-09 (in financial years) for local authorities in the East of England are provided in table 2. The figures are for all funded pupils aged three to19 and are in real terms.
	
		
			  Table 2 
			  £ 
			   2005-06 DSG (baseline) plus grants per pupil  2006-07 DSG plus grants per pupil  2007-08 DSG plus grants per pupil  2008-09 DSG plus grants per pupil 
			 Bedfordshire 3,970 4,100 4,260 4,320 
			 Cambridgeshire 3,950 4,070 4,210 4,280 
			 Essex 4,130 4,240 4,390 4,450 
			 Hertfordshire 4,160 4,250 4,390 4,500 
			 Luton 4,540 4,730 4,920 4,960 
			 Norfolk 4,110 4,210 4,360 4,410 
			 Peterborough 4,410 4,550 4,700 4,790 
			 Southend-on-Sea 4,340 4,460 4,590 4,620 
			 Suffolk 3,970 4,100 4,260 4,320 
			 Thurrock 4,290 4,490 4,670 4,700 
			  Notes: 1. This covers funding through the Dedicated schools grant, school standards grant, school standards grant (personalisation) and standards fund as well as funding from the Learning and Skills Council; it excludes grants which are not allocated at LA level. 2. Price Base: Real terms at 2008-09 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 29 September 2009. 3. These figures are for all funded pupils aged three to 19. 4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10. 5. Some of the grant allocations have not been finalised. If these do change, the effect on the funding figures is expected to be minimal. 
		
	
	As the 2009-10 grant data that feeds into this series is not yet finalised, comparable figures for 2009-10 are not yet available.
	In order to provide a per pupil figure for 2009-10, the guaranteed unit of funding for local authorities in the east of England is provided in table 3. This does not include other grants such as standards fund grants and LSC funding that is included above in tables 1 and 2, and only covers pupils aged three to 15.
	
		
			  Table  3 : DSG guaranteed unit of funding 
			  2009-10  £ 
			 Luton 4,402 
			 Bedford Borough 3,998 
			 Central Bedfordshire 3,938 
			 Cambridgeshire 3,926 
			 Peterborough 4,246 
			 Essex 4,067 
			 Southend-on-Sea 4,171 
			 Thurrock 4,291 
			 Hertfordshire 4,039 
			 Norfolk 3,945 
			 Suffolk 3,900 
			  Note: This includes the two new authorities as of 2009-10: Bedford borough and central Bedfordshire.

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the per pupil funding for  (a) primary and  (b) secondary school children in Birmingham was in each of the last five years.

Vernon Coaker: The per pupil revenue funding figures for primary and secondary school pupils for Birmingham local authority in 2004-05 and 2005-06 are as follows. These figures are in real terms.
	
		
			  Real terms revenue funding per pupil: EFS plus grants 
			  £ 
			   2004-05  2005-06 
			   Primary (aged 3-10)  Secondary (aged 11-15)  Primary (aged 3-10)  Secondary (aged 11-15) 
			 Birmingham local authority 4,250 5,430 4,570 5,760 
			  Notes: 1. Price base: Real terms at 2008-09 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 29 September 2009. 2. Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of education formula spending (EFS) settlements and include the pensions transfer to EFS. 3. Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DfES departmental expenditure limits relevant to pupils aged three to 15 and exclude education maintenance allowances (EMAs) and grants not allocated at LEA level. 4. The pupil numbers used to convert £ million figures to £ per pupil are those underlying the EFS settlement calculations. 5. Rounding: Figures are rounded to the nearest £10. 
		
	
	The revenue per pupil figures shown in the following table are taken from the new dedicated schools grant (DSG). They are not comparable with those for the years 2004-05 to 2005-06 because the introduction of the DSG in 2006-07 fundamentally changed how local authorities are funded.
	The 2004-05 to 2005-06 figures are based on education formula spending (EFS) which formed the education part of the local government finance settlement, plus various grants. This was an assessment of what local authorities needed to fund education rather than what they spent. The DSG is based largely on an authority's previous spending. In addition, the DSG has a different coverage to EFS. EFS comprised a schools block and an LEA block (to cover LEA central functions) whereas DSG only covers the school block. LEA block items are still funded through DCLG's local government finance settlement but education items cannot be separately identified. Consequently, there is a break in the Department's time series as the two sets of data are not comparable.
	To provide a comparison for 2006-07 DSG, the Department have isolated the schools block equivalent funding in 2005-06; as described above, this does not represent the totality of 'education' funding in that year.
	The per pupil revenue funding figures for years 2005-06 (baseline) to 2008-09 for Birmingham local authority are provided in the following table. As the DSG is a mechanism for distributing funding, a split between primary and secondary schools is not available. The following figures are for all funded pupils aged three to 19 and are in real terms.
	
		
			  Real terms revenue funding per pupil: DSG plus grants 
			  £ 
			   2005-06 (baseline)  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Birmingham local authority 4,820 4,990 5,180 5,240 
			  Notes: 1. This covers funding through the dedicated schools grant, school standards grant, school standards grant (personalisation) and standards fund as well as funding from the Learning and Skills Council; it excludes grants which are not allocated at LA level. 2. Price base: Real terms at 2008-09 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 29 September 2009. 3. These figures are for all funded pupils aged three to 19. 4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10. 5. Some of the grant allocations have not been finalised. If these do change, the effect on the funding figures is expected to be minimal.

Schools: Admissions

John Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what account he has taken of the most recent population projections provided by the Office of National Statistics in assessing the adequacy of provision of school places at reception and year 1 in  (a) the academic year beginning September 2009 and  (b) each of the next 10 years.

Vernon Coaker: Central Government funding to support local provision of school places is decided some time in advance, partly because of the time needed for the building of new capacity and partly to respond to local authorities' longstanding plea for a degree of funding certainty. So the central Government decisions on allocating capital funding for school places in 2009, 2010 and 2011 were made some time ago, using pupil number forecasts provided to my Department from local authorities.
	Over the last few months, it has become clear that in some localities the rise in child population has been steeper than had been allowed for. So on 15 July, we announced an allocation of £200 million for authorities which are experiencing and forecasting exceptionally high rates of growth in demand for reception places to 2011, to support the provision of permanent places where there is greatest need. DCSF is currently appraising applications and aims to make an announcement shortly.
	We are about to begin work with authorities on the design of our future approach to deploying capital support to local authorities. That work will draw on the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) projections.

Schools: Derbyshire

Natascha Engel: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been spent on  (a) primary and  (b) secondary school refurbishment in (i) Derbyshire and (ii) North East Derbyshire constituency since 1997.

Vernon Coaker: Capital allocations are made on a local authority basis, and are then prioritised locally. Similarly, local authorities determine the relative spend on primary and secondary schools. Accordingly, there is no central record of spend for North East Derbyshire, or of the split between primary and secondary schools.
	School capital allocations to Derbyshire for school improvement, during the 14 year period 1996-97 to 2009-10, total £633 million. The local authority will also have spent revenue funding on those elements of refurbishment that are of a revenue nature. The total referred to above includes an allocation of nearly £115 million for the Building Schools for the Future programme.

Schools: Hearing Impaired

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the level of compliance of schools with the acoustic requirements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils in classrooms; and if he will make a statement.

Diana Johnson: We are working closely with the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) who have collated information from local authorities on acoustic conditions in classrooms, to help ensure that the needs of children who are deaf or hard of hearing are met.
	As a result of this work, acoustics testing will now be made a contractual requirement for all Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects in England. This means that no funding will be signed off for a BSF project without a commitment to having the £6,000 acoustic test. More information on our proposals can be found in the written ministerial statement of 16 October 2009,  Official Report, columns 51-52WS on auditory standards for school buildings, laid by the Parliamentary under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families:
	http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/91019wms000l.htm#0910193000049
	The Department does not assess schools' level of compliance with acoustic requirements of deaf and hard of hearing pupils centrally.

Schools: Mental Health

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what strategies his Department has considered to raise awareness of mental health issues in schools.

Dawn Primarolo: As the key universal service for children, schools play an important role in the promotion of better emotional health and resilience and early intervention where mental health problems may arise. There are a number of programmes in schools that increase awareness of mental health issues for children and young people. These include the Healthy Schools Programme and Targeted Mental Health in Schools.
	The Healthy Schools Programme requires schools to have policies and practices in place to support emotional health and wellbeing, including identifying children at risk of experiencing behavioural, emotional or social difficulties. Currently 99 per cent. of schools in England are working towards or have achieved Healthy School status.
	The Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS) programme is developing models of mental health support in schools for those children, young people and their families who need it most. The project includes training for school staff to equip them with the knowledge and ability to identify problems early, to work with and support children and young people at risk of experiencing mental health problems and to refer them to appropriate mental health professionals, as necessary. It also provides mental health awareness and promotion for children, young people and families. Funded by £60 million between 2008 and 2011, the programme is currently operating in 80 local authorities. From September 2010 TaMHS will be operating in clusters of schools in all areas.
	There are other school based programmes that also promote better emotional wellbeing. Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) is a comprehensive voluntary programme to develop the social and emotional skills of all pupils, while the new personal wellbeing programme of study within Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education includes a specific focus on issues relating to emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Special Educational Needs: East of England

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding has been allocated to special needs provision in each county in the East of England in each year since 1999.

Diana Johnson: The available information on how much funding has been allocated to special needs provision in each local authority in the east of England in each year since 1999 is contained within the following tables. Data are not available prior to 2000-01:
	
		
			  Budgeted net expenditure on the provision of education for children with special educational needs by local authorities in England since 2000-01 
			   Budgeted net expenditure on the education of children with special educational needs (£) 
			  Local authority name  2000-01  2001-02  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05 
			 England 2,763,226,000 2,908,380,000 3,038,661,000 3,466,180,000 3,774,757,000 
			   
			 East of England GOR 262,754,000 281,293,000 296,178,000 339,448,000 371,652,000 
			   
			 Pre-LGR Bedfordshire 19,250,000 21,011,000 18,838,000 24,669,000 26,198,000 
			 Bedford Borough  
			 Central Bedfordshire  
			 Cambridgeshire 31,017,000 33,352,000 36,290,000 44,958,000 42,980,000 
			 Essex 62,904,000 68,285,000 69,328,000 75,876,000 81,359,000 
			 Hertfordshire 54,162,000 56,668,000 55,427,000 63,654,000 71,970,000 
			 Luton 9,136,000 9,321,000 14,765,000 15,673,000 17,867,000 
			 Norfolk 34,824,000 37,782,000 38,304,000 42,233,000 44,946,000 
			 Peterborough 12,325,000 13,410,000 14,787,000 16,936,000 18,620,000 
			 Southend 8,867,000 10,222,000 10,653,000 13,096,000 15,107,000 
			 Suffolk 22,845,000 23,452,000 29,012,000 32,374,000 41,529,000 
			 Thurrock 7,425,000 7,788,000 8,774,000 9,979,000 11,076,000 
		
	
	
		
			   Budgeted net expenditure on the education of children with special educational needs (£) 
			  Local authority name  2005-06  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09  2009-10 
			 England 4,120,549,000 4,481,245,000 4,863,604,000 5,094,462,000 5,188,035,000 
			   
			 East of England GOR 393,061,000 431,678,000 473,841,000 512,326,000 525,968,000 
			   
			 Pre-LGR Bedfordshire 27,455,000 31,224,000 32,013,000 32,719,000 — 
			 Bedford Borough — — — — 12,814,000 
			 Central Bedfordshire — — — — 19,468,000 
			 Cambridgeshire 45,120,000 47,217,000 48,756,000 51,210,000 49,710,000 
			 Essex 87,946,000 96,982,000 103,046,000 126,001,000 131,637,000 
			 Hertfordshire 75,794,000 79,344,000 87,928,000 93,423,000 95,860,000 
			 Luton 17,431,000 21,541,000 23,164,000 22,377,000 22,466,000 
			 Norfolk 48,604,000 51,472,000 60,953,000 69,471,000 71,983,000 
			 Peterborough 20,337,000 23,188,000 24,838,000 23,747,000 24,273,000 
			 Southend 15,810,000 19,076,000 21,469,000 21,455,000 23,113,000 
			 Suffolk 43,991,000 50,159,000 57,750,000 58,210,000 55,134,000 
			 Thurrock 10,574,000 11,475,000 13,926,000 13,712,000 19,509,000 
			 Notes:  1. The data are drawn from local authorities Section 52 Budget Statements (Tables 1 and 2) submitted to the DCSF (formally the DfES).  2. Includes planned expenditure on the provision for pupils with statements and the provision for non-statemented pupils with SEN, support for inclusion, inter authority recoupment, fees for pupils at independent special schools and abroad, educational psychology service, local authority functions in relation to child protection, therapies and other health related services, parent partnership, guidance and information, the monitoring of SEN provision and inclusion administration, assessment and co-ordination. Also included is the funding delegated to nursery, primary and secondary schools identified as "notional SEN" and the individual schools budget (ISB) for special schools.  3. The ISB for special schools will include some general education costs for pupils with SEN in addition to those costs specifically for SEN while the figures recorded against "notional SEN" are only indicative of the amount that might by spent by schools on SEN and, from 2004-05 onwards, "notional SEN" delegated to nursery schools was reported on Section 52 for the first time (nursery schools "notional SEN" accounts for £7.8 million, £9.5 million, £10.4 million, £11.1 million and £11.7 million of the respective 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 England totals). In 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 local authorities in England also budgeted £499.6 million, £528.5 million, £554.9 million and £552.6 million for SEN transport expenditure but this is not included in the above table as figures are not available prior to 2005-06.  4. Bedfordshire LA ceased to exist and became two new authorities (Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire) as part of the LGR on 1 April 2009.  5. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds and may not sum due to rounding. Cash terms figures as reported by local authorities as at 23 October 2009.

Teachers: Training

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many providers of initial teacher training have requested an increase in the number of teacher training places in each of the last five years.

Vernon Coaker: The table shows the number of accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers who requested a net year-on-year increase in ITT places across all subjects in a particular phase during each of the last two bidding rounds covering the academic years 2006/07 to 2010/11.
	
		
			  Number of ITT providers that requested an increase in their place allocation across all subjects by phase, 2006/07 to 2010/11, England 
			   Number of ITT providers 
			   Bidding round for 
			   2006/07  2007/08  2008/09  2009/10  2010/11 
			 Mainstream  
			 Primary 43 23 73 28 22 
			 Secondary 73 27 67 55 41 
			 Employment Based 58 — 62 28 19 
			  Notes: 1. Figures presented in the table do not reflect separate bids for individual subjects.  2. Although providers may have bid for additional places, it does not mean that their request was granted.  3. The numbers for mainstream primary and secondary providers are not mutually exclusive so should not be aggregated.  4. For the employment based bidding exercise, a providers request for an increase for 2007/08 would, if granted, be counted in the inter-bidding round. 
		
	
	The number of providers who were allocated additional places is given in the table.
	
		
			  Number of ITT providers allocated additional places, 2006/07 to  2010/11, England 
			   Mainstream  Employment based 
			 2006/07 51 40 
			 2007/08 59 47 
			 2008/09 29 46 
			 2009/10 92 49 
			 2010/11 70 28 
			  Notes: 1. The year relates to the allocation for that academic year, not when the change was made.  2. Figures for 2009/10 and 2010/11 include providers who received extra primary places as a result of the additional bidding exercise held in summer 2008.

Travelling People: Computers

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many laptops have been issued to Travellers under the E-LAMP scheme since its inception; and at what cost to the public purse.

Vernon Coaker: Since the inception of the E-Learning and Mobility Project in 2003 856 laptops have been loaned to mobile Gypsy and Traveller children at a cost of £481,600. The laptops are owned by the participating local authority's Traveller Education Support Service. The service will recover and reallocate the laptops when pupils leave the area or end their statutory education.

Young People: Voluntary Work

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department is taking to support voluntary sector youth projects in promoting constructive activities for young people in the Milton Keynes Council area.

Vernon Coaker: The allocation through the DCSF Youth Sector Development Fund to MaD, Make a Difference, based in Milton Keynes, is £191,000 in FY 2009-10 and £179,000 in FY 2010-11.
	The 'Make a Difference' project is providing a range of sports, arts and other activities including a Saturday night dry nightclub for young people aged 13 to 19 years. The project is targeting the most disadvantaged areas of the city. Services are focusing specifically on providing activities on Friday and Saturday nights, and the project aims to reach 1,000 young people.
	Milton Keynes' share of the Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) budget was £251,000 in 2008-09 with an increase to £269,000 in 2009-10 and £560,000 in 2010-11.
	This funding is provided to local authorities (LA) for all the year round provision of developmental and diversionary activities—targeted at those young people most at risk of poor outcomes. This is part of the Area Based Grant—giving the LA the flexibility to determine locally how best to spend the investment and the chance to use it to enhance a multi-agency response to the complex needs of at risk young people. Voluntary sector providers will play a key role as partners and providers, but is for the LA—through its children's trust arrangements to decide which projects should be funded.
	Milton Keynes receives a total of £113,000 Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) and £131,000 Youth Capital Fund (YCF) per annum.
	Voluntary sector organisations are key partners in delivering YOF/YCF in local areas, both as an advisory role to young decision makers and in extending the reach of the funds within communities. Their continued and enhanced involvement is considered key to engaging those young people who do not normally participate. In Milton Keynes 79 per cent. of the successful grants in 2008-09 were awarded to young people involved in voluntary sector youth projects.

Youth Inclusion Programmes

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much each local authority  (a) has spent on youth inclusion programmes in each year since their inception and  (b) plans to spend on such programmes in each of the next five years; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the programmes.

Vernon Coaker: A local authority breakdown of this funding can be provided only at disproportionate cost. The total expenditure on YIP by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) between 2000 and 2006 is as follows. These figures include grants made to the voluntary sector.
	
		
			   £ 
			 2000-01 3,644,381.00 
			 2001-02 4,761,939.00 
			 2002-03 5,047,370.00 
			 2003-04 5,246,411.00 
			 2004-05 5,769,289.00 
			 2005-06 5,510,000.00 
		
	
	The overall expenditure, including YJB funding, on YIPs, between 2000 and 2006 is as follows. These figures demonstrate how the YJB grant draws in partnership funding from other sources, such as the local authority and other local and national funding streams including through the 3(rd) sector.
	
		
			   £ 
			 2000-01 8,194,262.00 
			 2001-02 10,686,660.00 
			 2002-03 11,729,657.00 
			 2003-04 12,299,890.00 
			 2004-05 13,533,310.00 
			 2005-06 12,396,740.00 
		
	
	From 2006, funding allocations for YIPs have been accounted for as part of the YJB's overall prevention grant to Youth Offending Teams (YOTs). This includes funding for other prevention programmes.
	An independent national evaluation in 2003/06 of the YIP programme found that:
	of the four targets for the programme, YIPs exceeded one, narrowly missed one, and fell short on two; however,
	arrest rates for the engaged target group considered to be most at risk of crime in each YIP went down by 66.5 per cent.,
	of those who had not offended previously but who were at high risk, 74 per cent. did not go on to be arrested after engaging with a YIP.
	A report of the evaluation is available on the Youth Justice Board's website at:
	http://www.yjb.gov.uk/Publications/Resources/Downloads/Evaluation%20of%20the%20Youth%20lnclusion%20Programme% 20-%20Phase%202%20(Summary).pdf